

run the following command in an elevated command prompt: Bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON.Place your modified bootres.dll file back in the C:\Windows\Boot\resources folder and reboot your PC! If your logo disappears, and you see only the boot animation (the spinning circle), then try one of these two things:.The Signer app will ask you to install a root certificate, choose yes. Open an elevated command prompt, change to the C:\Bootlogo folder by typing:Ĭd C:\Bootlogo and then type the following command in your C:\Bootlogo folder: signer /sign sign bootres.dll.In Restorator, right click "1" and select Assign -> Assign to.When you finish, use 7-Zip again to pack the edited images back into the RCDATA_1.wim file.Use your favorite image editor to make replacement images. They need to be of the same resolution as the originals. Open the RCDATA_1.wim file you extracted in the previous step using 7-zip and extract the images to the folder you made to edit them.Right click it and extract -> Extract as -> extract as. Within it, you will see a file called "1". Using Restorator, open the bootres.dll file and navigate to the RCData section on the left.the popular freeware, Resource Hacker is not suitable in our case. Only the Restorator app will work in this case, because other apps can damage the resources inside the DLL. Restorator: This is the best resource editing tool, but it is not free. Don't worry, even if it says alpha, it's stable. Latest alpha version of 7-Zip: 7-zip is a famous free, archiving app.


Signer : Signer is a tool to work with custom certificates and self-signing. Now you have to download some additional apps into your Bootlogo folder:.This is folder where the images you extract from the DLL go so you can edit them. Copy the bootres.dll file to that folder. To prepare the replacement bootres.dll, create a directory on your C drive: C:\Bootlogo.Icacls C:\Windows\Boot\Resources\bootres.dll /grant %username%:f Replacing the file containing the boot logo: It will allow you to obtain full access to any file with one click!Īlternatively, run the following commands in an elevated command prompt: takeown /f C:\Windows\Boot\Resources\bootres.dll The easiest way to obtain full access is the TakeOwnershipEx application. This file is where the boot logo is stored: C:\Windows\Boot\Resources\bootres.dll Replacing the file containing the boot logo: Preparation:įirst you need to have full access to the following file.
