Add Lock screen message

The following PowerShell script helps the IT Admins to add a message on the Lock screen on Windows 10 & above devices.

• Create a file on your desktop, for example, configure_lock_screen_message.ps1 and open it in a text editor like notepad++
• Copy the contents below to the file or click here to download the file.
  ShellShell

  $RegKey = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System'
  
  $RegNameLockScreenTitle = 'legalnoticecaption'
  $RegValueLockScreenTitle = 'lock_screen_title!'
  
  $RegNameLockScreenMessage = 'legalnoticetext'
  $RegValueLockScreenMessage = 'lock_screen_message.'
  
  $exists = Test-Path $RegKey
  if ($exists) {
      Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegKey -Name $RegNameLockScreenTitle -Value $RegValueLockScreenTitle -Force | Out-Null
  	
  	Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegKey -Name $RegNameLockScreenMessage -Value $RegValueLockScreenMessage -Force | Out-Null
  	
  	#Uncomment below line (i.e. remove #) as machine needs reboot for above changes to take into effect
  	#Restart-Computer -Force
  }

  
  
• Replace the content in front of the placeholder $RegValueLockScreenTitle = 'lock_screen_title!' with the title of the message that would like to have. For example:
  ShellShell

  $RegValueLockScreenTitle = 'Attention!'

  
  
• Replace the content in front of the placeholder $RegValueLockScreenMessage = 'lock_screen_message.' with the message that you would like to show on the lock screen.
  ShellShell

  $RegValueLockScreenMessage = 'This is a private System. Only Authorized users are allowed to login.'

  
  
• Once done, save the file and proceed to upload the script on the dashboard.
• Follow our guide to upload & publish the PowerShell script using Scalefusion Dashboard.
• Once the script is successfully executed, you will be able to see the status of the same in the View Statusreport on the Scalefusion dashboard.
  • Click on the PowerShell script and click on the View Status report.
  • Executed means that the script has run successfully on the device.
  • Here is how the Lock screen message will look on the device.