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Change Logo Start Windows: Easy Guide to HackBGRT

Learn how to customize the Windows boot logo by replacing it with a custom image using HackBGRT. Step-by-step guide for UEFI systems.

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Change Logo Start Windows: Easy Guide to HackBGRT

The Windows operating system offers endless customization possibilities, but the boot logo remains inaccessible from normal settings. To change the Windows loading logo, it is necessary to intervene at a deeper level, dialogue directly with the PC firmware.

Fortunately, thanks to an excellent open-source utility called Hack, you can replace the default logo of Windows with a custom image in few simple steps. Let’s find out the complete guide to make it safe.

Before downloading the program, you must check that your computer meets some technical requirements essential to change the boot screen without errors.

1. Check BIOS Mode: Support UEFI Required #

The HackBGRT software is designed to work only and exclusively on motherboards with UEFI system. Here’s how to check the compatibility of your PC:

  • Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run window.
  • Type msinfo32 and press Enter. System Information screen will open.
  • In the right panel, locate the BIOS Mode item and make sure you indicate exactly UEFI.

Windows System Information screen to check BIOS UEFI Mode

2. How to Disable Secure Boot (Safely Start) #

To allow HackBGRT to overwrite the Windows logo, you absolutely need to disable the Secure Boot (Safe Ad) directly from the BIOS/UEFI settings. Remember that this procedure varies according to the manufacturer of your motherboard.

The new graphics that will replace the standard loading icon must comply with very rigid technical parameters to be recognized by the system:

  • Ideal dimensions: The image should be a perfect square, we recommend a resolution of 200x200 or 300x300 pixels.
  • File format: It must be exported strictly as Bitmap image to 24-bit (.bmp).
  • File name: Rename the image in splash. bmp.

Attention to Security: Since HackBGRT goes to edit EFI partition system files, we highly recommend creating a Windows restore point or a USB recovery drive before proceeding.

HackBGRT Installation and Configuration Guide #

If you have completed the preliminary steps, you are ready to download and install the software.

  1. Download the tool: Download the latest release of HackBGRT in .zip format from the official repository on GitHub and extract its content in a folder easily accessible.
  2. Start of the Setup: Double-click the setup.exe file contained in the newly extracted folder and give administrator permissions when required.
  3. Execution: A classic black screen of the Command Prompt will open. Press the I button on your keyboard to start the installation process.
  4. Automatic configuration: It will open the Note Block with the program configuration file. For a basic installation, don’t touch anything: just close the Notepad window.

Command Prompt Screening During Installing HackBGRT Software

How to Insert Your Start Logo in Windows #

As soon as you close the Notepad, HackBGRT will automatically open the Microsoft Paint program. This phase is crucial because it allows us to insert the custom logo directly into the hidden partition of Windows.

  1. From Paint, click File > Open and move to this PC section.
  2. You will notice a new temporary system disk (usually named “SYSTEM” or “A:”). Double-click to open it.
  3. Naviga following the route: EFI > HackBGRT.
  4. In this directory, paste your splash file. bmp previously prepared, confirming the will to overwrite the existing file.
  5. Close Paint and any other windows. The Command Prompt will show an installation notice. Press any button to exit.

Finished! At the next restart of your computer, the old Windows logo will finally be replaced by your custom boot screen.

Restore the Original Logo of Windows #

If you encounter problems or simply want to return to the factory logo, remove the change is very easy:

  1. Launch the HackBGRT setup.exe file again that you used for installation.
  2. In the Black Prompt window, simply press the D button.
  3. The system will confirm the elimination of customization. Restart your PC and get the default logo of Windows.

HackBGRT slows computer startup? #

Absolutely not. The software is limited to replacing the image file loaded in boot phase from the UEFI system, keeping the normal ignition times of your Windows PC completely unchanged.

No, the UEFI system strictly requires an image saved in Bitmap format at 24-bit (.bmp). Any other format, such as JPG or PNG, will simply make the logo invisible during the loading phase.

Disable Secure Boot is dangerous? #

Secure Boot is a technical protection against low-level threats during system startup. Disable it to install HackBGRT lowers this specific defense, but for a home user with good navigation practices and an updated antivirus, real risks are extremely reduced.

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