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Windows 7: How to Show a Custom Text Message Before Logon through Group Policy Preferences

Windows 7: How to Show a Custom Text Message Before Logon through Group Policy Preferences

This function tested with Domain Controller 2008 and Windows 7 Client.

To create do the following:

1- Open Group Policy Management console.



2- Right click on Default Domain Policy and click Edit. (That is just test, if you use practice, please create new GPO)



3- Go to Computer Configuration\Preferences\Windows Settings\Registry.



4- Now create 2 new Registry Item. Right click on Registry, click New and click Registry Item.



5- For message header, use:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key Path: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value name: legalnoticecaption
Value type: REG_SZ
Value data: Your Message Header (For example: Welcome to Contoso Network)

Click OK.



6- For your message Text, use:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key Path: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value name: legalnoticetext
Value type: REG_SZ
Value data: Your Message Text (For example: This is Test Message)

Click OK.



7- Close GPO Edit and GPMC.

8- Open CMD and run GPUPDATE /FORCE command.



9- Restart your Windows 7 Client.

10- Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to logon.

11- Now, User can see your Message, before logon:




Here is Message on Windows XP client.



Again, that is just a simple test and meant to be fun.
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  • 29 Dec 2011 5:52 AM

    Patris_70 edited Original. Comment: added XP photo

  • 17 Oct 2012 4:02 PM

    Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 2. Comment: Title casing; font style

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  • Posted by
    on 9 Dec 2011 12:54 PM

    Thanks for the tip, good work ! Regards.

  • Posted by
    on 15 Dec 2011 12:21 AM

    Nice and fun article thanks

  • Posted by
    on 29 Dec 2011 5:52 AM

    Patris_70 edited Original. Comment: added XP photo

  • Posted by
    on 29 Dec 2011 5:53 AM

    Thanks Type0, M.Abdelhamid

  • Posted by
    on 28 Jun 2012 9:26 AM

    Is there a way to do this so that it displays the contents of a text file?

  • Posted by
    on 17 Oct 2012 4:02 PM

    Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 2. Comment: Title casing; font style

  • Posted by
    on 17 Oct 2012 6:20 PM

    Nominated this article to be featured!

  • Posted by
    on 1 Feb 2013 6:32 AM

    Gracias se ve divertido

  • Posted by
    on 3 Feb 2013 9:53 AM

    Thanks , good work!

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