Is there a way to display time / clock on the Windows 7 logon / login screen?

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2013-11
  • Florin Andrei

    Seems like a simple thing to ask, right? Show the system time (date is optional) on the login (logon) screen in Windows 7. Yet Win7 doesn't seem to be able to do that using just the default software tools.

    The solutions I've seen so far involve suspicious-looking shareware that are basically screensavers. I don't want that, since a screensaver takes a while to become activated. I want the current system time to be displayed on that screen at all times.

    This is needed by users with time restrictions. If the time is not displayed, it's hard for such an user to know when they are allowed to use the system - especially in this day and age when not many people carry a wristwatch.

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  • ilansch

    When login screen is on. services are running, but not processes. How do you except microsoft OS developers to know and determine your custom setting ?
    For these, there are system administrators who buy custom tools for controlling and monitoring the workers computers.
    you can change how to wallpaper looks like and maybe there are shareware application that run as service and then show time on the screen (but i dont know such).


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  • Adam Haile

    I just installed Windows 7 RTM on one of my systems and was playing around with customizing the Logon screen background. I thought that the OS name at the bottom was part of the actual graphic, but it showed up on the new graphic I created.

    Is there any way to remove this logo from the login? I'm hoping it's just a registry tweak. Likely if anyone knows the solution for Vista it will be the same, so please speak up.


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  • Ivo Flipse

    Here are some steps to remove it:

    * Download [Logon Screen][2]
* Download & install [LogonVista][3]
* Load the logon which is in the rar file
* Take ownership for basebrd.dll from c:\windows\branding\basebrd\basebrd.dll
* Replace with the given dll
* Logout and see the changes

    Note: I think that LogonVista references to LogonStudio...

  • John T

    Apparently the Vista version of LogonStudio from Stardock also works on Windows 7.