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How to Configure a Theme and Wallpaper for Hosted Desktops

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Objective

This commodity contains procedure to configure a theme and wallpaper for hosted Desktops.

If Desktops as a Service (DaaS)is delivered using XenApp half dozen (on Windows Server 2008 R2) and if a theme and wallpaper for these desktops need to be specified, the following must be verified.

For example, the Windows Desktop feel is enabled and uses the Win7 Bones theme and you want to provide different default wallpaper, such as MyWallPaper.jpg. To specify different wallpaper, the Wallpaper setting in the Bones theme file (located at C:\Windows\resources\Ease of Access Themes) must be edited.

Note: This must be washed every bit role of your paradigm/server preparation procedure.

The following are the two categories of users:

Restricted Users: These users have the default Win7 Bones theme desktop and MyWallPaper.jpg background, and they are not allowed to change the default settings. These users are members of an Active Directory group account, RestrictedDesktopUsers.
Users Immune to Personalize: These users have the default Win7 Bones theme desktop and MyWallPaper.jpg background similar to the Restricted users, however these users are immune to change the default settings. These users are members of an Active Directory group account, PersonalizableDesktopUsers.

Annotation: You lot must configure a roaming profile solution to ensure the personalization done by a user persists across sessions.

Instructions

Complete the following steps to configure a theme and wallpaper for hosted Desktops:

Configure settings for users that become a restricted desktop
Configure settings for users allowed to personalize their desktop
Assign GPOs to the users

Configure settings for users that get a restricted desktop

Create a GPO with the post-obit policies:

Load a specific theme (under User Configuration > Policies\Authoritative Templates > Command Panel > Personalization).
Preclude irresolute theme (nether User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization).
Desktop Wallpaper (nether User Configuration > Policies > Authoritative Templates > Desktop > Desktop).

Following is a PowerShell function to create such a GPO: Configure settings for users that get a restricted desktop

Configure settings for users allowed to personalize their desktop

Create a GPO with the following policy:

Load a specific theme (under User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Console > Personalization)

The other policies to forbid the user from irresolute the theme or to enforce specific wallpaper are not needed because the user is allowed to change these settings.
Following is a PowerShell function to create such a GPO: Configure settings for users allowed to personalize their desktop

Assign GPOs to the users

This involves assigning the GPOs to the OU containing the user accounts. Additionally, the Security Filtering options must be set and so that the correct GPO is practical to a specific grouping of users.
Following is a PowerShell function to assign the GPO:

At present, all the functions are ready, the following code-snippet can be used to create the GPOs and utilise them to the users.
code-snippet-to create the GPOs
When the wallpaper policy does non accept effect, refer to Microsoft KB977944 to obtain a hotfix.