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How to Change Windows Logon Screen

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the image that displays on the Windows start-up screen. Open the Start menu. Do this either by clicking the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or by pressing your computer's key.

Author: Kareem Winters3 minutes read
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On Windows 10

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    Open the Start menu. Do this either by clicking the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or by pressing your computer's ⊞ Win key.
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    Click ⚙️. It's near the bottom-left corner of the Start window.
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    Click Personalization. This box resembles a computer monitor with a paint brush. It should be in the top row of options on this window.
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    Click Lock screen. It's a tab on the left side of the window.
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    Click Browse. You should see this option below the row of demonstration photos in the middle of the page.
    1. You can also click on one of the demo photos to set it as your PC's lock screen.
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    Select a photo. This can be any photo on your computer, although a high-resolution photo will look better on the lock screen than will a low-resolution one.
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    Click Choose picture. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will set the photo as your PC's lock screen image.
Method 2 of 2:

On Windows 8

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    Place your mouse cursor in the top-right corner of the screen. After a moment, the Charms Bar should pop out from the right side of the screen.
    1. You can also press ⊞ Win+C to open the Charms Bar.
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    Click Settings. It's the button with a gear on it at the bottom of the Charms Bar.
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    Click Change PC settings. This option is in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  4. Click Personalize. It's a tab in the left-hand column of options in the PC Settings window.
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    Click Lock screen. This tab is near the top of the Personalize window.
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    Click Browse. You should see this option below the row of demonstration photos in the middle of the page.
    1. You can also click on one of the demo photos to set it as your PC's lock screen.
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    Select a photo. This can be any photo on your computer, although a high-resolution photo will look better on the lock screen than will a low-resolution one.
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    Click Choose picture. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will set the photo as your PC's lock screen image.

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