changing the windows 11 boot animation, background and logo to your own like you could do in windows 7?

thatwindowsuser · Oct 6, 2022

hello, im working on making a custom windows 11 distro for my company, i want to change the spinng dots or the circle to a custom animation thats my own that im making, but how to go about doing that?

neemobeer · Oct 6, 2022

Not without a custom EFI file and disabling secure boot

thatwindowsuser · Oct 7, 2022

neemobeer said:
Not without a custom EFI file and disabling secure boot

how do i go about doing that? i have a general idea on how to do that but at the same time im not sure...

neemobeer · Oct 7, 2022

Releases · Metabolix/HackBGRT

Windows boot logo changer for UEFI systems. Contribute to Metabolix/HackBGRT development by creating an account on GitHub.

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glasskuter · Oct 7, 2022

Those spinning dots is called a throbber, also known as a loading icon. It is an indication that a program (Windows itself or some other application) is performing background actions. IMO trying to go that deep into the OS just for the sake of having a custom throbber might be asking for trouble.

thatwindowsuser · Oct 8, 2022

glasskuter said:
Those spinning dots is called a throbber, also known as a loading icon. It is an indication that a program (Windows itself or some other application) is performing background actions. IMO trying to go that deep into the OS just for the sake of having a custom throbber might be asking for trouble.

thanks. im still going to look into it. i was able to do it in windows 7 and windows 10 tho.

WAI · Oct 8, 2022

I here you. If only they update that program in 7 to allow on 11 MBR side...

cereberus · Oct 8, 2022

thatwindowsuser said:
thanks. im still going to look into it. i was able to do it in windows 7 and windows 10 tho.

I am pretty certain it cannot be done in UEFI installations, only in mbr legacy bios installations, and Windows 11 does not support mbr installations any more (it never officially supported it by you could bypass that for 21H2, but others have found that it does not work for 22H2.

PS - I do not know about US but term throbber has decidely questionable implications in UK.

Bree · Oct 8, 2022

cereberus said:
Windows 11 does not support mbr installations any more (it never officially supported it by you could bypass that for 21H2, but others have found that it does not work for 22H2.

I've just tested that with a standard 22H2 22621.525 install usb made by the MCT. Applying the HKLM\System\Setup\LabConfig registry patches still works to bypass all checks, you can install 22H2 on a Legacy MBR machine.

WAI · Oct 8, 2022

Bree said:
I've just tested that with a standard 22H2 22621.525 install usb made by the MCT. Applying the HKLM\System\Setup\LabConfig registry patches still works to bypass all checks, you can install 22H2 on a Legacy MBR machine.

I just upgraded to the latest with a USB bypass with Rufus that simple without doing technical work. I always find the Easy steps

Bree · Oct 8, 2022

WAI said:
I just upgraded to the latest with a USB bypass with Rufus....

The check mechanism (and workarounds) for a clean install are different from those needed for an in-place upgrade. I already knew that an upgrade to 22H2 worked, but felt it important to check that a clean install would also work.

glasskuter · Oct 8, 2022

cereberus said:
I do not know about US but term throbber has decidely questionable implications in UK.

Hey, don't blame me. Blame Wikipedia. I'm just the messenger.

Bree · Oct 8, 2022

glasskuter said:
don't blame me. Blame Wikipedia.

just don't look in the Urban Dictionary.... :lmao:

cereberus · Oct 8, 2022

Bree said:
I've just tested that with a standard 22H2 22621.525 install usb made by the MCT. Applying the HKLM\System\Setup\LabConfig registry patches still works to bypass all checks, you can install 22H2 on a Legacy MBR machine.

Takes some effort though LOL.

I am wondering if my UEFI only pc (no CSM compatibility) would work. I need a fat32 EFI partition on my pc - it will not boot from a legacy bios NTFS installation. I may be able to boot from it as a dual boot proving bcd commands added to my host EFI perhaps.

garlin · Oct 8, 2022

Bree said:
The check mechanism (and workarounds) for a clean install are different from those needed for an in-place upgrade. I already knew that an upgrade to 22H2 worked, but felt it important to check that a clean install would also work.

They're the same. Registry changes are applied to where Setup.exe runs (boot.wim for clean install, host for in-place upgrades).
The whole appraiser thing is deprecated since the reg keys bypass all checks.

thatwindowsuser · Oct 8, 2022

cereberus said:
I am pretty certain it cannot be done in UEFI installations, only in mbr legacy bios installations, and Windows 11 does not support mbr installations any more (it never officially supported it by you could bypass that for 21H2, but others have found that it does not work for 22H2.

PS - I do not know about US but term throbber has decidely questionable implications in UK.

with rufus you can select the legacy format

thatwindowsuser · Oct 8, 2022

cereberus said:
Takes some effort though LOL.

I am wondering if my UEFI only pc (no CSM compatibility) would work. I need a fat32 EFI partition on my pc - it will not boot from a legacy bios NTFS installation. I may be able to boot from it as a dual boot proving bcd commands added to my host EFI perhaps.

theres proably a bios tweak you can do.