Change MacOS Monterey Login Screen Wallpaper

i found this diskussion here:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253409682?page=2

These steps worked for me on a new 16" MacBook Pro M1 with Montery 12.1

1) System Preferences > Security & Privacy > FileVault > Turn Off FileVault

2) Desktop & Screen Saver > Change background to background of your choosing, or change to another and change back

3) Apple menu > Lock screen >> background should be the one you've chosen

4) Turn FileVault back on

But does this work when there are multiple users? I'm the administrator of my 13" MacBook Pro and use it with my 2 different user accounts (and have FileVault turned on). It's incredible that the administrator can't select the background.

I think the lock screen is trying to be more hip than feminine - I'm a woman and I hate it, too - installed Monterey the other day and was expecting a beautiful photo of, well, Monterey, and was HORRIFIED to see this psychedelic image ... And there was another similar background on the Safari bookmark grid page which I happily succeeded in returning to black...

So far I've also found a few small annoyances with the widget/notification center thing that pops up on the RHS of the screen... Sort of wish I had stuck with Catalina, or at least just moved up to Big Sur...

I agree with you... I have 9 friends who, like me, refuse to move from Catalina because of that abomination of a lock screen, and because it cannot be changed.

AppleSoft’s arrogance in this matter is astounding

I should not have said `the lock screen' for my individual account - it is the login screen allowing any user to log in that appears when the computer starts up from shutdown that is the problem. There seems to be some confusion between the terms in this thread

This does not answer the question jeffreythefrog

The question is how to change the WALLPAPER (i.e. the BACKGROUND IMAGE) of the login screen.

I don't understand why your answer is "Apple recommended".

apteryxvolans wrote:

My feedback to AppleSoft is that I refuse to move above Catalina OS, and that brands other than AppleSoft are looking more and more attractive the more AppleSoft behaves like those brands.

AppleSoft hasn't existed since about 1978, so I doubt anyone will get that memo.

hi Ronni DC,

that is an excellent addition to this thread! yes, when changing system preferences, sometimes it takes a toggling off and on of the setting, and even sometimes a restart for the changes to take effect.

I am talking about the login screen When you first turn on your computer and log on. There is a picture above the login space. I would like to add my picture there, and change the default background as well. I see a post above that tells how to change the default background picture. Now I would like to put a picture of my avatar pic in place of the default pic.

eanniep wrote:

I've added my request. Let's get this noticed! This is not acceptable and if enough of us add feedback, they will be forced into listening.

I'd be surprised if they'll get much feedback. These days there's no need for most people to reboot their Macs at all, except when the occasional macOS update requires it.

"AppleSoft."

*THAT* is spot on! Sadly.

ALL Mac products used to be so intuitive. Now it's coasting on past reputation.

THIS one it maddening. I got desktop pic (easy), and log in screen (a bit more challenging) to change. But if you turn your Mac OFF and on.... that "chosen-by-Apple" image comes up. Mine's not the pink/purple (thank God) but equally annoying.

It was working before the update to 12.2.1, but it no longer works after the update. No amount of toggling settings off/on, restarting, and toggling settings on/off make this work. Pretty disgusted with Apple.

Fortunately, my main computer runs Windows, which allows you to pick whatever background you want for your login screen.

This worked on my MacBook Pro 16" 2021 with Monterey 12.2.1!!!! I hated the red and black depressing startup screen. I chose one of my photos for the desktop and this solution also made it my lock screen. I'd love to have a different photo on each screen, but I'm thrilled to get this. Thanks!!

This procedure does appear to work. Are you the only user account on your MBP? Which "Library" are you referring to, the System level or the User level? Your data about your screen resolution seems odd since my early 2015 13" MBP has a resolution of 2560X1600.

does not work...

cant believe how ugly that pic from mac is at startup - i never choosed it (it's not monterey - it's crap) and it seems not possible to change it comfortably in any way. shame on apple.