Knowing which screen you need to change can be quite confusing, owed in part to the variety of terms used to refer to them as well as the subtle differences between the two 'versions' of these two screens. Some of these screens are controlled by individual user accounts, while others are system-wide defaults. This document explains how to change the background image for your lock screen(s) and the background color of your login screen(s) in Windows 8.įirst, it is important to understand the difference between the various lock and login screens in Windows 8.
