Q. How can I change the darkness of the shadows on the Windows 7 logon screen?
John Savill
September 26, 2010
1 Min Read
A. It's simple to change the logon screen for Windows 7, but depending on the picture, you might want a darker or lighter shadow around the content.
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).
Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUI.
Create a new DWORD value named ButtonSet.
Set the data to 0, 1 or 2. 0 is the darkest shadow (default) and 2 is the lightest. Click OK.
The change takes effect immediately.
Value of 0 (dark, the default):
Value of 2 (light):
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