Step-by-Step Guide: Set Up Corporate Desktop & Lock Screen Wallpaper on Windows with Intune
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Introduction
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide for IT administrators on how to set up corporate-defined desktop and lock screen wallpapers on Windows computers using Microsoft Intune. By following these steps, you can deploy a company wallpaper that users cannot change, ensuring a consistent corporate identity across all devices. This is particularly useful for maintaining branding and enhancing the professional appearance of corporate environments.
Step 1: Prepare Your Images
Before configuring the wallpapers, you need to have the images ready. You can host your images on Azure Blob Storage or your company website.
- Choose the Right Image: Select high-resolution images that represent your corporate identity.
- Upload the Images
- For Azure Blob Storage
- Sign in to your Azure portal.
- Create a new storage account if you don't have one.
- Navigate to Blob service > Containers.
- Create a new container and set its access level to public.
- Upload your image files to this container.
- For Company Website
- Ensure the images are accessible via direct URLs.
Step 2: Configure Microsoft Intune
Now that your images are hosted, you need to configure Microsoft Intune to apply these wallpapers.
- Access Intune Admin Center: Sign in with a Global Admin account.
- Create a New Configuration Profile
- Navigate to Devices > Configuration Profiles.
- Click on Create Profile.
- Select Windows 10 and later as the platform and Templates > Device restrictions.
Step 3: Set Wallpaper Settings
Within the configuration profile, you will set the desktop and lock screen wallpaper settings.
- Navigate to the Settings
- In the profile settings, look for the Personalization section.
- Configure Wallpapers
- Set the Desktop Wallpaper URL to the direct link of your image.
- Set the Lock Screen Wallpaper URL to the direct link of your image.
- Toggle the option to Prevent users from changing their wallpaper.
Step 4: Assign the Profile
Once the configuration profile is ready, you need to assign it to the relevant devices or user groups.
- Assign the Profile
- In the Intune admin center, find your newly created profile.
- Click on Assignments.
- Select the groups of users or devices that will receive the wallpaper settings.
Step 5: Monitor Deployment
After assigning the profile, it's important to monitor the deployment to ensure that the settings are applied correctly.
- Check Deployment Status
- Go to Devices > All devices.
- Select the device you want to check.
- Review the status of the configuration profile under Device configuration.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can successfully set up corporate-defined desktop and lock screen wallpapers on Windows devices using Microsoft Intune. This process helps maintain a unified corporate identity and prevents users from altering the wallpaper settings. As a next step, consider exploring additional Intune features for managing other device settings or configurations to further enhance your IT management capabilities.