Security Tweaks - Customize the Windows Logon and Security Dialog Title

With this Tweak you can change the message shown on the logon box.

To change this, follow the next steps:

  1. Open the Registry Editor click on the Start button on your taskbar, then click on Run and type "regedit" and click on OK to start the regedit utility.
     
  2. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon (see picture 1).

    Picture 1
  3. Value Name: "Welcome", Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "Text to display". Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called "Welcome" and edit the value according to the settings above.
     
  4. The modifications you made will be in effect after you logout or reboot your PC.

 


Author:

Lex van der Horst

Date Added:

06-11-2004

Last Reviewed:

06-11-2004