In windows server 2012 deployment of group policy to have same
wallpaper or background for an organizational unit is a bit straight forward
but sometimes it may be a bit frustrating when client computers background
displays a blank black screen even after applying the group policy
GPO Creation
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Open server manager, click tools and select
group policy management
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Open forest – domains- domain name – group
policy objects
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Right click group policy objects – select new –
give it a name that describes what the policy will do then ok
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Right click the newly created policy then select
edit
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In the group policy management editor expand
user configuration-policies-administrative template-desktop-desktop
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On the right , right click desktop wallpaper
select edit
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Check the enable button the on the right select
a path which all domain user and computers have read access permission to and
the wallpaper name as follows … \\server\wallpaper\lodo.jpg
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Click ok
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If you don’t want users to change their
respective workstation background.. expand administrative template – control
pane - personalization-
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On the right double click prevent changing
desktop background and click enable then ok
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Close the group policy editor
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In the group policy screen right click the
organizational unit that you want to apply the group policy select link an
existing GPO .. select the GPO that you’ve created then ok.
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If you want the GPO to apply the GPO in whole OU without exceptions right click it under the OU and select
enforce
If still workstation’s desktops default to a blank screen
even after logging off, below is a work around for that:
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Open group policy management
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Right click the policy that you created click
edit to go to the group policy management editor
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Expand user configuration – select preferences
–window settings – registry
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Right click registry select new then registry
item
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In the dialogue box that pops up in the action
box select replace
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In the hive select hkey_current_user
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In the key_path box expand hkey_current_user –
conroll pane – desktop- on the lower part select wallpaper
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On the value type leave it as reg_sz
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Inside the valuepath paste a path with the
background photo c:\windows\lodo.jpg
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Click apply then ok
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Close all windows
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