Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Redstone build 14279 to members of the fast ring a couple of days ago and one of the included improvements is the updated logon experience.



Starting with this build, the same wallpaper is being used for both the lock screen and the logon screen, but Microsoft isn’t only merging the two backgrounds, but also offering a behavior similar to the one on Windows 10 Mobile.
Similar logon experience on PC and mobile Offering a similar experience on both PCs and smartphones was one of Microsoft’s priorities from the very beginning and with build 14279, the company is finally offering it on the logon screen as well. As you can see in the video at the end of the article, the logon screen on PCs and mobile is almost the same, with the company saying that it’s working to add support for Windows Spotlight as well.
“If you have a custom Lock screen background set, you will see your Lock screen background is now used for both the Lock screen and logon screen. If you’re a Windows Spotlight user – hold tight, you’ll see this change soon in a future build. We’re also working on some additional tweaks here to make the transition between the Lock screen and logging in much smoother,” Gabe Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, said in a statement.
Options to change the logon screen background were among the most requested in the feedback app, so with this new build, Microsoft is once again showing its users that it cares about their suggestions.
But for the moment, this new improvement is only available in preview builds, so it could take a while until everyone on Windows 10 gets it. The chances are that Microsoft will implement it in the final version of the Redstone update coming in mid-2016.