Display Start up Message in Windows 7 or 8

Did you know that you can display a message at the start up time in the Windows 7 or 8? There might be many reasons for you to show a message when the computer starts and before it enters the Windows environment. You can use the message as a reminder for yourself or other users who use the same system. If you work in an office then you can use this trick to show a legal notice or important messages to the employees when they log in to the Windows. In this post I'll show you how to show message during log on by using Windows Group Policy or Windows Registry. Follow these steps:

Using Windows Group Policy

Step 1

The best and easiest way is to use the Group Policy editor. To open Group Policy, first press Win + R to open the Run and then type gpedit.msc.

Step 2

In the Local Group Policy Editor go the path below:

Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Local Policies>Security Options

Step 3

From the right panel window scroll down until you find Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on and Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on

The first setting will assign the text message that you plan to show when the user tries to attempt log on and the second one is for assigning the title of the message. Double-click on each one, enter your message and OK the window.

Step 4

Restart the Windows to see the result.

Using Registry Editor

Step 1

You have also the option to do the same thing using the Windows registry editor. Type Run in the Start/Start Screen search box to open the Run or simply press Win + R keys. Enter regedit and hit the Enter key.

Step 2

Navigate to the key below:

In the right panel of the window find legalnoticecaption and legalnoticetext keys.

Step 3

These two keys act same as we saw earlier in Group Policy Settings. legalnoticecaption is for assigning the title of the message and legalnoticetext is for the text message. Double-click on each one and under the Value data, type your message.