Version: 1.8.0.0
Change the system logo with a custom image and modify the OEM information in just seconds with this lightweight and portable application System Brand Changer is a lightweight and portable. Computer manufacturers usually include their OEM brand info and logo in the System Properties applet when preinstalling Windows. This article tells you how to add or modify the custom OEM information strings in the System Properties window in Windows Vista, 7, 8, and Windows 10.
OEM Brander is free portable application designed to allow you to edit OEM branding on a Windows PC. When you buy a PC from a manufacturer, they will usually have the Make, Model and Support information in the Systems Property window, as well as a company logo. OEM Brander enables you to edit this information and to use your own logo, which will be automatically resized and scaled to fit.
Unlike most OEM customization tools, OEM Brander supports editing this information on Windows XP to Windows 8 (and future versions if the process does not change). It also allows you to change the Performance Index Logo and the Media Centre Logo, as well as the Registered Owner and Registered Organisation.
OEM Brander now includes a series of preset data for a variety of manufacturers, plus the ability to import and export these settings to file, to allow you to keep your changes and quickly copy them to another machine. OEM Brander will also attempt to read the make and model of the current machine and can be applied at the click of a button – it will also suggest a matching preset if one is available.
OEM Brander requires .NET 3.5 Framework or newer and can be run as a portable application (no installation required). It also requires Administrator privileges, which are automatically requested if running in Vista or above. It is designed to work with Windows XP, XP Media Center, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Server 2012. It was tested on XP Professional, Windows 7 and Windows 8. If you have an update for any preset or another manufacturer to add, please export the settings and send them to [email protected].
-->OEMInformation specifies OEM support information that will display in the Get Help app in Windows 10. This information includes the OEM’s support name, and a link to either the URL of their support website, or the URL or their support app. To learn more about the Get Help app, see Customize the Get Help app.
In Windows 10, the OS disables the help components that shipped in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 including the Help and Support Windows desktop application (HelpPane.exe). HelpPane.exe will continue to exist in the box, but calls to its interfaces will result in one of two outcomes:
- If the user is offline, the OS launches the Getting Started app.
- If the user is online, the OS opens a browser instance and redirects the browser to an online topic.
This change affects context-sensitive (or F1) help and accessing help from the menus for apps shipped with Windows including the shell.
Child Elements
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| SupportAppURL | URI for the OEM support app. Required, unless SupportURL is present, in which case it is optional. If both are supplied, SupportAppURL is used. Add a parameter with a unique value to identify traffic coming from the Get Help app. |
| SupportProvider | Name of OEM support app or website. If not provided, the default Manufacturer name (from msinfo32.exe) will be used. |
| SupportURL | Specifies the URL of the support website for an OEM. Required, unless SupportAppURL is present, in which case it is optional. If both are supplied, SupportAppURL is used. |
Deprecated settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| HelpCustomized | This setting has been deprecated. To customize the Get Help app, define SupportURL or SupportAppURL as part of your OEMInformation. |
| Logo | This setting has been deprecated. No logo is used in the Get Help app. |
| Manufacturer | This setting has been deprecated. The Manufacturer name displayed in the Get Help app is now based on your System Manufacturer value defined in System Information (msinfo32.exe), unless you provide a SupportProvider parameter as part of your OEMInformation. When SupportProvider is provided, it will override the System Manufacturer name. This enables you to differentiate the name of your support app or website from the name of your brand if desired (i.e. 'Contact Contoso Support' vs 'Contact Contoso'). For this release, if SupportProvider is not present but the deprecated value Manufacturer is, it will still be used to support upgrade scenarios. |
| Model | This setting has been deprecated. The Model name displayed in the Get Help app is now based on your System Product Name value, as defined in System Information (msinfo32.exe). |
| SupportHours | This setting has been deprecated. Support hours are not shown in the Get Help app. |
| SupportPhone | This setting has been deprecated. Support phone number is not shown in the Get Help app. |
Valid Configuration Passes
Windows 8.1 Oem
auditUser
generalize
offlineServicing
oobeSystem
specialize
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Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OEMInformation
Applies To
For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
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XML Example
The following example shows how to set OEM information.