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How to Change the Windows Logon Screensaver

Do you have a favourite screensaver which you would prefer to all other screensavers such as the Logon one

That is the one which if you donʹt click a user name on the Welcome screen or press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on if prompted, after ten minutes the default

Windows logon screensaver will start.

Hereʹs how: Caveat 1. Click Start | Run.

2. In the Open box, type: regedt32 or regedit.

3. Click OK.

4. In the registry editor, navigate to this key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

5. In the right pane, double click SCRNSAVE.EXE.

6. Type the filename of the screensaver you want to use as the logon screensaver in the Value Data field of the Edit String dialog box.

7. Click OK.

8. Close the registry editor.

Note that if the screensaver file is stored in a location other than the System32 folder, you must type the entire path in the Value Data field.