How to deploy BgInfo to servers using Group Policy step by step guide (Windows Server 2022)

Learn how to configure and deploy BgInfo automatically to servers within an Active Directory domain using Group Policy. In this example, I go through the process of downloading BgInfo, creating a template, creating a script to run the BgInfo application using the template, and how to setup a Group Policy Object to automatically deploy the script to servers within an Active Directory Organisational Unit.

[Slpion]

Just in the process of building a new domain and setup, some of your videos are spot on, easy to follow and straight to the point. Got a sub from me

[tofuenthusiast]

Thank you so much!!! Helped me today! Setup this on another company like 5 years ago and totally forgot about this. You earned a new sub!

[JuanFrete]

Great video, thank you for sharing the knoledge! cheers from Argentina!

[heiaheiaheiahei]

solid information and easy to follow instructions, great job and thanks. like and subscribed

[HeBambam]

I'm having this issue. can you help me.

"cmd.exe was started with the above path as the current directory. UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to windows directory"

[lquickrecipes]

thank you so much, you safe my life ..

[andrewenglish]

So why didn't you use the bginfo64 file since I figure your 2022 server is 64bit right?

[EduardoMaio]

Hello, I have managed to generate the copy of the *.bat in the organization's server line but I cannot get the workstations to do it. any ideas?- thanks

[Peacewind]

Howdy. Followed along and I did what you said, but the file isn't copying to Menu\Programs\StartUp. I'm using Server 19. Would that make a difference? Specifically I cannot move a folder to sysvol\domain\scripts, so I used a file share.

[niklaspusey]

I've manually run the Bat file and it also runs on startup but doesn't apply to the background, any reason why?

[hendrikduha]

Thank You..
I applied it on several laptops with different display resolutions and the results always work on Display resolution 1366x768 if the resolution is higher than that then the wallpaper will become several parts of the display (tile) whether we can set it so that the display on all displays the display resolution remains stretch.??

[gjangkhanh]

Hi Could I apply this for all users/computers in special OU and all Sub of that OU?

[acedrumsnyc]

I have been trying to make this bginfo configuration on my test network for 3 months. I can not get it to work. Can I pay you to configure this for me? Thanks.

[MikeMKN]

Brilliant as always!! I do have a question if you don't mind... my user base is pretty large, and we get a lot of bad feedback when we make any changes to users backgrounds etc as we don't lock this down (silly i know but it's a historic thing that's more trouble than it's worth to change it) i have setup the BGinfo GPO and have tested It on a small group (Works great thanks!!) but...the CMD box popping up and staying in view for a good number of seconds is going to cause us some problems is there a way to suppress this at all? I was hoping the silent and :0 seconds on the timer would have helped but from my testing its on screen for about 10 seconds.

[Chris-kidb]

Hi there, thanks for the help with this. Just a question, the preview works, however when I try to apply it via the application or a script it doesn't apply. Could my desktop wallpaper GPO settings be a cause of this? Thanks :)

[agustintello]

bro, When I apply the settings, it doesn't show anything on the desktop, what could it be?

[ronaldratzlaff]

I'm at the end of my rope here, trying to get this to work on AD user workstations. Group policy distributes the file just fine, but it does not run at startup. I tested placing a shortcut to the batch file in the startup folder, and that works - although only if the shortcut is created locally. If I try to push the shortcut together with the batch file, nothing happens. Whelp!?

I've given 'Everyone' access to both files (shortcut and batch file) before distributing. Not sure what i'm missing or what's wrong.

[chkpwd]

For some reason I need admin rights to move files to the common startup folder. What do you recommend?

[gjangkhanh]

Hi. Could you please show the serial number on desktop as bginfo?

[astraldrifter]

I can't for the life of me get this to work! I can do many GP magic tricks except for this =/