When done configuring above, you have a device configuration profile similar to below illustration, which can be assigned to your devices: This is not entirely necessary or required, and can be a local source too if configured like so: file:///C:/Windows/wallpaper.png Notice how the tooltip suggests that this should be a https source. This is not entirely necessary or required, and can be a local source too if configured like so: file:///C:/Windows/lockscreen.png Now, transitioning the lock screen and desktop wallpaper policy to Microsoft Endpoint Manager is easy, and obviously takes place in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center: Ĭreate a new device configuration profile (Device restrictions) for Windows 10:īrowse to the Locked Screen Experience options. Also notice this is a user configuration: Notice that this is a computer configuration:īelow is the illustration, also taken directly from my production environment, where the desktop wallpaper policy no longer is configured. Lock screen imageīelow is the illustration taken directly from my production environment, and while still configuring something with group policy in this area (yikes), the lock screen policy is no longer configured. When coming from group policy, configuring lock screen image and desktop wallpaper, this is respectively done for the computer (computer configuration) and the user (user configuration), and would typically require 2 Group Policy objects (unless mixing user and computer configurations, but that’d be a mess in my opinion). The process made up this short blog post. This time though, I was stubborn and insisted on moving away from Group Policy and do it with Intune. I’m regularly asked to change our desktop wallpaper and lock screen images, and when things needs to be done in a hurry, you usually stick to the easy solution. I assume most hybrid (co-managed) environments still look towards Group Policy when doing this, because it’s easy and what we’ve always been doing. Once you are done, you can play around with an array of 3D, screen resolution, and tiling options available, and choose one that befits you.This is something I currently just have done myself, in our own environment, and while it’s neither super technical nor advanced, then I figured it deserved some attention regardless. Right-click the image and select the option to set it as your background. Select a photograph from your collection. How do I make an image my desktop wallpaper? You can do this by following a simple process: 1. All you need to do is to know how to save images as wallpapers, and there you go! You will have a wallpaper that suits your needs and preferences. Can I design desktop wallpapers? Yes, you can! You do not need to be a graphic designer for you to do this. That said, desktop wallpapers cannot be ignored, they mean different things to different people. Adding a quote will act as a reminder of what inspires you in your day-to-day life. Interesting, huh? You can add an image that shows how you feel or one that means something to you. Sometimes, people display their feelings through the use of desktop wallpapers. They add glamor to your computer and make it look aesthetically appealing and highly presentable. However, this element comes with a sense of beauty.
In fact, you can decide to use a dark colour, and life will move on as usual. What is the use of a desktop wallpaper? Well, adding a wallpaper to your desktop is not mandatory. What you need to know is that these images that you add will neither increase nor decrease the speed of your computer. A desktop wallpaper is highly customizable, and you can give yours a personal touch by adding your images (including your photos from a camera) or download beautiful pictures from the internet. The background of this screen can be a single colour, multiple colours, or some other graphical representations. What is a desktop wallpaper? When you boot your computer, there is an initial screen that comes up, in which your folders, documents, and software shortcuts are placed.