To avoid the typical picture on the background of your desktop, use the following procedure to force a solid blue color as background:
Start the Group Policy Editor: gpedit.msc
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop > Desktop
Open Desktop Wallpaper
Enable it and set the Wallpaper Name to:
C:\Windows\Web\Screen\img105.jpg
Click on OK to save the changes
While you could also just right-click on the desktop and choose Personalize and set a
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Sometimes, if you can't use the graphical Event Viewer (e.g. on Windows Server Core), it is handy to list the latest Event Viewer entries via Powershell:
Get-EventLog System -Newest 10 | fl
or
Get-EventLog Application -Newest 10 | fl
This is also much quicker than starting Event Viewer.
To avoid the picture on the Win Server Lock and Logon Screen, use the following procedure:
Start the Group Policy Editor: gpedit.msc
Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization
Open Force a spcific default lock screen and logon image
Enable it and set the path to the lock screen image to:
C:\Windows\Web\Screen\img105.jpg
Tick Turn off fun facts
Click on OK to save the changes
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