Scaling lock screen image
I am having a problem with my lock screen image after upgrading to IOS 7. I liek to have emergency contact info displayed. I have used a couple of different ICE programs that create an image int he camera roll that can then be set as the lock screen image. WHile I am selecting the image under Settings -> Wallpapers & Brightness, it says "Move and Scale". I can move or pinch operatiosn but as soon as I take my finger off, the iamge springs back to the original. The result is that some of the text is cut off at the edge of the display.
I have also looked at the iamges under the Photos app. When I jsut view the iage, I get the same left edge cutoff. But when I go into Edit mode, I see all the text.
You may try Group Policy Editor to prevent this.
Press Win+X Keys to launch Run menu.
Type in gpedit.msc in the blank space of Run menu and hit the Enter key.
Now expand Administrative Tools > Control Panel > Personalization > Prevent changing lock screen image.
Prevents users from changing the background image shown when the machine is locked.
By default, users can change the background image shown when the machine is locked.
If you enable this setting, the user will not be able to change their lock screen image, and they will instead see the default image.
S.Sengupta, Windows Entertainment and Connected Home MVP
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Based on my test, when user customizing the lock screen picture, system would create a new folder under the following path:
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so a buddy of mine decided to change my account picture and lock screen image to a naked guy and i want these pictures off of my computer. i have found the folder to delete the account picture and i deleted the image from the desktop of the lock screen
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Here is the picture location:
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Remember Appdata is a hidden folder.
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Please take the following steps to change the lock screen picture.
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I had 2 folders in that location W and Z;
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2787100
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