Many corporate installations of Windows include a pre-login message that's presented to the user just before the login screen is displayed.
This registry tweak allows you to create your own pre-login message or remove one that already exists.
Caution:
Incorrectly editing the registry may render your system inoperable - requiring the re-installation of Windows.
To create a pre-login message:
Open the Registry Editor (RegEdit.exe).
Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to:
Software \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon
In the right pane of RegEdit, right-click on LegalNoticeCaption and select Modify from the drop-down menu.
Note: If LegalNoticeCaption does not exist:
Create it by right-clicking in the right pane of the registry editor and select New\String Value from the drop-down menu.
Rename New Value #1 that is created to LegalNoticeCaption and press enter - then follow the instruction given above in step 3.
In the Edit String dialog box change the value that is in the "Value Data" section to the title of the message you want to show.
Click OK button.
In the right pane of RegEdit, right-click on LegalNoticeText and select Modify from the drop-down menu.
Note: If LegalNoticeText does not exist:
Create it by right-clicking in the right pane of the registry editor and select New\String Value from the drop-down menu.
Rename New Value #1 that is created to LegalNoticeText and press enter - then follow the instruction given above in step 6.
In the Edit String dialog box change the value that is in the "Value Data" section to the text of the message you want to show.
Click OK button.
Exit the Registry Editor (RegEdit.exe).
The message will be shown before the login screen is displayed every time Windows is started.
To remove a pre-login message:
To remove the pre-login message, open RegEdit and open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to:
Software \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon
Delete the value that is in both LegalNoticeCaption and LegalNoticeText.
Special Note: If your system came with a pre-login message already set that you wish to remove you may also need to delete the values of both LegalNoticeCaption and LegalNoticeText at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ policies \ system
Completed Registry Setting:
| Hive | | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
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| SubKey | Software \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon |
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| Name | LegalNoticeCaption and LegalNoticeText |
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| Type | REG_SZ |
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| Value | Add a message title and message text |
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