How to change the Welcome screen on Windows with Resource Hacker

I am sure that the brothers who are following Anonyviet 90% are using Windows, right? With such a large number, are you bored with your Welcome screen? If you are bored with it or you want to show it off to your friends then you have come to the right post. Today I will guide you to change the word Welcome on the login screen using Resource Hacker

What is Resource Hacker?

Resource Hacker not only helps you to view, but also add and remove existing components of files, have the ability to view and change advanced information in Windows such as adding new resources such as new Bitmaps, icons, Cursor, AVI; add new menus, insert new resources in dialog. This application helps users to automate many tasks in running the program to save time.

Resource Hacker can make copies of the original files for editing to make restoring them easier. Not only that, this tool integrates many commands to replace elements of structure files such as Bitmap, Icon, Menu, String Table, Cursor, AVI, Version Info. This is an interesting utility for those of you who like custom Windows.

Resource hacker features

• Change the components of the System Structure File
• View file elements
• Decrypt and add or remove the contents of the File structure in the system
• Make a copy of Windows System Files
• Create a new look and style for Windows

Instructions for creating the word Welcome on Windows using Resource hacker

This application is not for those who are new to or do not know too much about computers and the Windows operating system. I encourage you to use it on virtual machines like VMware before proceeding on your computer.

Resource Hacker installation guide

Step 1: You proceed to access Resource Hacker’s website and select “Download”. I encourage you to download the installation file (Exe) instead of the compressed file (Zip)

Step 2: You proceed to install as normal software

Change the word Welcome on Windows

Step 1: You open the Resource Hacker application on your device. You can open the Menu and select in the recent added section.

Note: please run it with admin rights!

Step 2: Proceed to file -> C drive -> Windows -> System32 -> En-Us and proceed to find the file winlogon.exe.mui

Step 3: Copy that file to the main screen

Step 4: Back to Resource Hacker software, you proceed to open the file winlogon.exe.mui just copied out

Step 5: You open String Table -> open the file named: 63:1033

Step 6: You change the word Welcome in quotes at line 1002 "Welcome" into the word you want

Step 7: You choose compile script (blue play button) in the top taskbar. You can also press F5. Then press Save (Ctrl + S)

Step 8: You change the file you just edited to winlogon1.exe.mui and copy it to the location of the old file

Step 9: You enter the recovery mode of Windows by hold shift key and press Restart

Step 10: You choose Troubleshoot -> Advanced Options -> Command Prompt

Step 11: You write the following command in the command prompt

notepad

Step 12: Using the Open function of notepad, you proceed to enter and delete the file winlogon.exe.mui original and edit file name winlogon1.exe.mui wall winlogon.exe.mui

So I just finished showing you how to change the word Welcome on the Windows Logon screen. If you have any trouble, don’t hesitate to leave a comment below to let me know!