Windows Server 2022 set desktop background for all users
Group Policy is the center of administration for Microsoft Active Directory (AD) domain service. Administrator can set up specific configuration and policy and enforced them on the targeted users or computers that are member of the domain structure. One of the common practices in an organization or company is using Group Policy is to push a standardized desktop background for their employees, usually for branding purpose and to provide a professional look for their managed computers. In this post, we are going to demonstrate the way to change Windows desktop background using Group Policy. How to Change Windows Desktop Background Using Group PolicyThis demonstration is using a Windows Server 2012 R2 as the Domain Controller and a Windows 7 Ultimate as the client machine. The topology is as follows: Details:
Follow the step by step below to set wallpaper using Group Policy: 1. Creating the Group Policy Object Give name for the new policy object. In this example, the policy name is “Wallpaper Policy” 2. Editing the policy object An editor window will show up. On the left pane, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop > Desktop. On the right pane, double click on Desktop Wallpaper setting. Change the option to Enabled, and then specify the wallpaper location and the wallpaper style. In this example we are specifying a local path because the image file for desktop wallpaper background is stored in the local drive of the Domain Controller server, and the wallpaper style that we used is “Fill”. Once configured, click OK and close the editor window. 3. Applying the policy object Select the Wallpaper Policy and click OK. Verify that Wallpaper Policy is now listed under the “MustBeGeek” OU 4. Check the result on client machine To verify the policy has been applied, user can run command gpresult /r on the CMD. Find the policy named “Wallpaper Policy” under section “Applied Group Policy Objects”. After the policy applied, notice that the desktop background wallpaper has been changed. ConclusionWith Desktop Wallpaper Group Policy, desktop background will be consistent for all targeted users and cannot be changed unless it is configured via the Group Policy. Sometimes, if the client machine is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the Desktop Wallpaper Group Policy setting cannot be applied correctly (either background does not change or just goes to blank). When it happens, install this hotfix on the client machine: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977944. And that’s how you change Windows desktop background using Group Policy. The following two tabs change content below.
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