How to Change Default Account Picture in Windows 10
When adding an account in Windows 10, the default account picture will be used as the account's picture by default until the user changes their account picture or when their Microsoft account picture syncs.
This tutorial will show you how to change the default account picture used for new accounts in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the default account picture.
Contents
- Option One: To Change Default Account Picture
- Option Two: To Restore Default Account Picture
EXAMPLE: Locations where you will see the account picture
1 Open the folder below in File Explorer (Win+E).
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
2 Rename the user.png, user-32.png, user-40.png, user-48.png, and user-192.png files to add .bak to the end of their file name extension as user.png.bak, user-32.png.bak, user-40.png.bak, user-48.png.bak, and user-192.png.bak. (see screenshots below)
These .bak files will be your backup of the original default account picture.
You will have to click/tap on Yes to approve after each file you rename.
3 Copy the PNG file you want to use as the default account picture into this folder, and rename it as user.png. Repeat this process until you have copied and renamed for the other user-32.png, user-40.png, user-48.png, and user-192.png files. (see screenshot below)
If you like, here's the transparent 256x256 pixel PNG file I used in this example to download and use.
4 Sometimes you may need to restart the computer to fully apply.
1 Open the folder below in File Explorer (Win+E).
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
2 Select and delete your custom user.png, user-32.png, user-40.png, user-48.png, and user-192.png files added using Option One.
3 Rename the user.png.bak, user-32.png.bak, user-40.png.bak, user-48.png.bak, and user-192.png.bak files to remove .bak from the end of their file name extension as user.png, user-32.png, user-40.png, user-48.png, and user-192.png. (see screenshots below)
You will have to click/tap on Yes to approve after each file you rename.
If you lost your original user.png, user-32.png, user-40.png, user-48.png, and user-192.png files, then you can download a copy below to use to restore them.
(Old default account picture files)
Download
(New default account picture files)
Download
4 Sometimes you may need to restart the computer to fully apply.
That's it,
Shawn
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