GPO Wallpaper - SomethingGeneric/sparkle.local GitHub Wiki

Creating a New Network Share for the Wallpaper GPO:

On mgmt01, I first created a new network share to store the wallpaper to be used in the GPO. (This allows the GPO's wallpaper to be accessible by systems on the network). In order to do this task, I used the following steps:

  • Server Manager > “File and Storage Services” > “Shares” > Right-click and select “New Share…” > Select “SMB Share - Quick” > Select a server to host the share (ex. DC01) > Enter a name for the new share under “Share name” > Accept the Defaults for “Share settings” and “Share Permissions” > and select “Create” to create the new network drive.

After creating the new network share, I then added a corporate wallpaper image to the Network share location so that the workstations would be able to access the wallpaper specified in the GPO.

Creating an OU for the GPO

In AD Users and Computers, create the necessary OU/Sub-OUs and place the following Users and workstations under the new OU.

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Creating and Editing a New Group Policy Object to Apply Corporate Wallpaper

First navigate to Group Policy Management which is located at: “Server Manager” > “Tools” > “Group Policy Management”

Following this, I then navigated to the “Sparkle GPO” OU (which was created in AD Users and Computers) and selected “Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here…” > Name the new GPO and select “OK”.

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In order to edit the new GPO, I right clicked on the new GPO and selected “Edit…”.

  • To set a GPO Wallpaper navigate to: “User Configuration” > “Policies” > “Administrative Templates” > “Desktop” > “Desktop” > Select “Desktop Wallpaper”.
  • From here: Select “Enabled” > Under “Options” Specify the Network share location for the GPO Wallpaper (ex. \DC01-SPARKLE\wallpaper-GPO01\Glitter02.jpg) and choose “Center” for the “Wallpaper Style” > Select “Apply” and “OK” to configure the new setting.

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Testing/Applying the New GPO

To test/apply the new changes on the workstation and management systems:

  • Run the “gpupdate /force” command to update the system’s group policy. Following this, logout and login again to apply the changes to the user's desktop environment.
  • Additional Troubleshooting: If needed, restart the system to ensure any Computer GPO settings are applied properly.

VV Screenshot of the Corporate Wallpaper GPO being successfully applied to Mgmt01

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