Tag Archives: registry

OSD – Enforce Default User Background

To ensure that the same background is applied to all users when they log in, you can add two Task Sequence steps that will automatically set their background to whatever you specificy it to be..

CMD /C REG ADD HKU\DU\Control Panel\Desktop /v "Wallpaper" /t REG_SZ /d "<PATH>\background.jpg" /f

1	CMD /C REG ADD HKU\DU\Control Panel\Desktop /v "Wallpaper" /t REG_SZ /d "<PATH>\background.jpg" /f

Then we can set the style, or how it will apply… There are 6 possible values:

CMD /C REG ADD HKU\DU\Control Panel\Desktop /v "WallpaperStyle" /t REG_SZ /d "4" /f

1	CMD /C REG ADD HKU\DU\Control Panel\Desktop /v "WallpaperStyle" /t REG_SZ /d "4" /f

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OSD – Remove Edge Icon from Windows 10

Here is how to remove the Edge Icon from the desktop on Windows 1803: Create a new “Run Command Line” step with the following command:

cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ /v "DisableEdgeDesktopShortcutCreation" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

1	cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ /v "DisableEdgeDesktopShortcutCreation" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

And voila – the Icon is gone! (Credit for Reg Hack goes to NathanielArnoldR2 on Reddit)

OSD – Default User Settings

This post will guide you through how to make user settings apply to all users who login to the machine We do this by temporarily mounting the Default User hive and injecting the required settings into the appropriate place. Mount the Default User Hive Add a new “Run Command Line” step, give it a suitable… Read More »