Policy
Prevent changing lock screen and logon image
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
Prevents users from changing the background image shown when the machine is locked or when on the logon screen. By default, users can change the background image shown when the machine is locked or displaying the logon screen. If you enable this setting, the user will not be able to change their lock screen and logon image, and they will instead see the default image.
Internal name
CPL_Personalization_NoChangingLockScreen
Policy ID
535e5a1bcab5
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization Value name NoChangingLockScreen | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
Value name
NoChangingLockScreen
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.