In previous versions of MacOS (Until Monterey) I was able to change the initial boot screen background and subsequently the login screen even after boot to a custom graphic. I gave up trying to change it in MacOS 12 but now want to do that again in MacOS 13. Let's be honest the graphics that Apple has been using lately are just obnoxious and not real corporate friendly.
Any assistance would be most welcome.
MacBook Air, macOS 13.0
you can only make it match your user account's wallpaper. you cannot set it as a separate image.
if you are the sole user (not even a guest account) AND file vault is turned off you can go to System Settings, in the Lock Screen tab, and set "Login window shows" 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
There used tube a way that you could go into safe mode and make the necessary change to the security, make the change and then set it back. Problem I am having is finding how I did that in the past. You had to work some terminal commands but it worked flawless.
If anyone knows them or finds them please post here.
I think this goes back to 10.14 that it had to be done. I know my old Mac Mini that maxed out at 10.15.7 I did it to.
Oops restarted it and the ugly orange startup came back up. I'm the admin and only user. I did have to change the name because I got this new computer and the install from back up was of a different user name(still me) from my work computer.
Does that count as a different user? In the User list there is only one user. Hope this all makes sense!
This is not a big deal for a home computer but it would be nice to be able to customize it.
I just read elsewhere why it is that way and the reason is just ridiculous. Apple has been using the ugliest most obnoxious graphics for that screen since MacOS 11. Whoever is making these decisions needs to just plain be fired.
I am officially giving up as not having file vault on is just not an option for me.
Yeah they messed something up. There used to be a file in this case it would be called something like Ventura.heic that you would copy a new graphic with the same name to that location and bingo. Didn’t matter if file vault was enabled or if there were multiple users defined. When the OS boots it would load the files from the non user specific part of the file system
Hi it is januar 2023 and I have the same problem on my new Studio. However I also have 3 other mac's running Venetura 13.1 and they all have same settings (as far as I can see)... and they start up using my chosen desktop background for my log on procedure.
So how come??
I have sent a request to Apple via the link you supplied.
Lets see how it goes... it is a bit veird ;-)
GreyT
stan.cwc wrote:
I tested it and it worked! You're a genius.
you're welcome. but...
Thanks, I'm going to put file vault back on though. lol
as soon as you do that, you will once again be confronted by the default Ventura wallpaper. sorry, I get no joy from delivering bad news. :(
I was on the brink of moving off Android and Google Drive etc. Any thoughts of Apple offering a simple tasteful experience are truly a myth. The landing screen is vile and I have spent two hours trying to change it and I have given up.
I wasn't a fan of the Monterey colours because of association. How badly my transition was from Mojave, and all the problems and mis-steps due to the T chip in my 2018 MBP. Sticking to Mojave on my MBP for now.
Ventura start screen feels like a fresh start on my Mac Studio.
However I want a designer looking one- custom. It's a pc, a Personal computer, let us custom it Apple! XD
Yeah saw this too, but not a good solution. It should be priority to make a product that the visually challenged can use too.
Too bad Apple is more about marketing and shareholder value. But so are all multinationals, like Microsoft.
We can only hope the next Os will solve this. Not a deal breaker.
I'm more ****** off there's no good solutions to widgets yet. It's all over the place. I would love to have dictionary/thesaurus, currency exchange, unit converter and calculator all accessed from a hotcorner.
f you guys have a solution, I would be very grateful. Otherwise my intel MBP is going to die at mojave.
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I go to system preferences and select the screen saver and the wall paper I need. Is there something else I am missing?
I'll look at that again. I do have Guest but it is disabled. Can I turn encryption back on after?
Do I need to delete the guest account? I didn't think you could do that.
you're welcome. best of luck with your feedback. :)
Changing the startup screen in Ventura
