Using Group Policy to deploy wallpaper to domain machines

On the server open up internet explorer, go to the website bing.com ( google may run slow ) . Search for an image of your choice

Right click on the image - and save it to the Pictures folder on the server as a bmp file 

Right click on the pictures folder and click share with specific people

Ensure everyone is added if not click the drop down box and add tick read/write and click share

Do the same for the file you want to use for example here I have right clicked on burnley2 and clicked share with specific people

Ensure Everyone + Read/write is selected and click share

You should see the below screen with the file name location listed. Mine is 

\\SERVER1\Users2\Administrator\Pictures\Burnley2.bmp

On server manager, click tools then Group policy management 

Right click Group Policy Objects - Click New 

Type Wallpaper then click ok

Now right click Wallpaper in the Group Policy Objects folder and click edit

Expand user configuration -> policies -> administrative templates then click desktop and on the right hand side click desktop wallpaper

Click enabled - type the full file path into the Wallpaper name , and select style as center or fill ( however you want the logo to appear. Click apply 

Go back to the group policy management console and right click your domain name - click Link an existing GPO

Select wallpaper

On the Windows 10 machine open cmd prompt 

Type gpupdate /force 

You should see the below message that is has been successfully update. Close the command prompt window and restart the windows 10 machine

Login with a user and you should see your logo if you have been successful :) 

Connect a Windows 10 machine to a domain

 

Select the Windows 10 machine and click start

Enter your password at the login screen

Press the Windows + X key and select system

Select rename this PC

Change the name to PC1

Click restart now

Press the windows + s key and type firewall and select the Windows defender firewall

Select turn windows defender on or off

Turn off both private and public settings

Press the Windows + X key and select system

Select Remote Desktop

Turn Remote Desktop On 

Click confirm

Press the Windows + X key and select network connections 

Click Change adapter options

Double click on the ethernet icon

Click properties

Uncheck IPv6 

Double click on Ipv4

Enter the IP address of your server from previous instructions below is my server's address . click ok 

Press the Windows + X key and select settings 

Select accounts

Select access work or school 

Select connect 

Select join this device to a local Active Directory domain 

Type your domain name

Type .\ ( then the username for which you made an administrator and the password )

Skip the below step and restart the PC

When the computer restarts you should see your domain name at the Sign in 

Type the user logins and press enter

New user has joined 👏

Close tabs down and shutdown the Windows 10 machine.