Step-by-Step Guide: Set Up Corporate Desktop & Lock Screen Wallpaper on Windows with Intune

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.