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How do you actually change the wallpaper for the login screen on MacOS Monterey?
I don't like the default purple wallpaper and I can't seem to find any way to change it. I know how you change the desktop wallpaper in the System Preferences, but there doesn't seem to be any way to change the lock screen/ login screen wallpaper.
Has anyone found any workarounds for Monterey?
Many Thanks
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
if you are the sole user (not even a guest account) AND file vault is turned off you can go to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Options and set "Display login window as" to "List of users". then your login screen matches your desktop background.
if you are using file vault or have multiple users, the above will not work. if that's your situation, you will need to wait for apple to address this. it may be worth your time to send feedback directly to apple. Feedback - macOS - Apple.
By far the best answer because it works and it's the easiest/fastest. Such a dumb thing that Apple did in designing it this way but at least there's a workaround.
Thank you this was very helpful and a lot easier!
Change MacOS Monterey Login Screen Wallpaper
