Yep, very simple. I used group policy preferences to push out a company logo, and also to set the registry key. You can also set OEM information; for example, manufacturer and model, above the system information. In terms of Windows software and usage, the OEM and retail Windows are identical. You get all the features as well as the unstoppable software updates. The OEM Windows has its product key tied to.
I have not tried this but look in C: Windows Branding Basebrd en-US basebrd.dll.mui look in the String folder look at English (United States).rc with notepad at lines 12, 14, 350 I am using Windows 7 Professional and maybe if you change this information it will change but this is just a guess on my part.
Windows 10 gives users a great feature to specify the OEM information. You can easily modify and delete it, or add your own — it’s up to you! This can be useful in case you want to give more uniqueness to the machine by displaying your own contact information, your company logotype, URL of website and other values in the System program of Control Panel for single-language, single-region computers.
How to add or modify OEM info in System Properties dialog box?
The instructions below are pretty simple — all you need is to add a few keys in registry. We remind you, that you can do a harm to your computer and it will stop working in case you will make some mistakes in keys settings. Do this on your own risk!
Press Win +R and type in regedit.
After that, go to branch:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionOEMInformation
Tip: Since the Windows 10 Creators Update, you can get to folder by pasting a branch name just in the address field.
If the key OEMInformation does not exist, you need to create it. After that you need to create your own list of parameters, using menu Create -> New String Value.
In every string you need to set the Value name and the Value data.
Most likely, in case you are building your own PC, you won’t find any data in OEMInformation string. You are free to set any parameters by using the key names bellow:
- Manufacturer— manufacturer name (for example, Samsung).
- Model— model of PC (for example, Swift 7).
- SupportHours— support hours. Here we need to set time for technical support. For example, 10:00-16:00. You can enter 256 symbols maximum.
- SupportPhone— phone number of technical support. You can enter 256 symbols maximum.
- SupportURL— technical support URL (later the link will be clickable in the dialog box).
- Logo— manufacturer logotype. This one shows the logo in System Properties dialog box. You need to create a desired BITMAP file with 120×120 px maximum dimension and 32-bit color. Place it on the system drive and set the path to file in key value.
If these values are already there, you can delete or modify them in the way you like. After finished, log out of the operating system and then log in again to see if the changes implemented successfully. To do this go to Settings -> About, here check if the new OEMInformation data appeared under Support headline.
Tip: In case you don’t want logging out of the system, you can try to restart Explorer.exe process using Task Manager.
Windows 10 allows users to add, edit or remove OEM support information. This article will show you how to quickly edit OEM information.
When buying a new computer, you can see OEM support information. This information includes computer model, manufacturer logo, support URL and other details. On Windows 10 you can easily see this OEM support information on the Settings page and in the System Properties window.
Windows 10 allows users to add, edit or remove OEM support information. These are special information that hardware vendors can complement by displaying their logo, name, computer model, support phone number, URL and time zone support.
Before proceeding with the steps, you must first see what information you can edit, add or remove on OEM support information.
- Logo image.
- Manufacturers Name.
- Model name.
- Support for time zones.
- Support URL.
- Support phone number.
Edit OEM support information on Windows 10
Step 1:
First, select the Windows icon, then enter regedit there. This is to quickly display Cortana and similar commands as Best match.
Step 2:
On the list of search results, click regedit (Run command) .
Step 3:
If the UAC window appears, click Yes .
Step 4:
On the Registry Editor window, navigate to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionOEMInformation
Step 5:
At the OEMInformation key, in the right pane, right-click any space, then select New =>String Value .
Step 6:
Follow the steps to create a String value for each support information.
Step 7:
Windows Xp Oem Info
Next, double-click on String value and enter the value in the Value data box. Below is the Value data value for each support information:
Windows Xp Change Oem Information
Manufacturer
Assign any name you want to see in the Manufacturer section in the Value data box. Then click OK .
Model
Enter your computer model in the Value data box.
SupportHours (support time zone)
Assign an hour frame to the Value data box that you want to display with SupportHours.
SupportPhone (support phone number)
Enter a phone number in the Value data box.
Note:
Both SupportHours and SupportPhone limit 256 characters only.
SupportUrl
Enter the URL in the Value data box and it's an OEM-supported website.
Logo
You have to make a few requests to edit the logo that supports OEM.
1. Images cannot be larger than 120 x 120 size.
2. Color depth (color depth) - 32 bit.
3. Image file must be in .BMP format.
Therefore in the Value data frame, enter the full image file path. Select OK to make the edits.
Next, open Settings =>System =>About and in the right pane, find Support . In the Support section, all the OEM support information that you edit will be displayed there.
Also open Control Panel , then select System and the OEM information you edit will be displayed there.
Refer to some of the following articles:
- Here's how to create a Virtual Hard Disk on Windows 10
- How to create Restore Point on Windows 10 with just 1 double click
- Summary of some ways to fix Windows 10 crash, BSOD error and restart error
Good luck!