8oot Logo Change, application that changes the Windows 8 startup logo

Last update: August 24, 2020

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8oot Logo Change is an interesting tool that we could be using both in Windows 8 and in its recent update, with the aim of being able to customize the startup logo (in the boot) of this operating system, being able to choose one that comes predetermined with the tool or, failing that, another that we have hosted on the computer.
8oot Logo Change It is presented as a completely free tool to be used in these versions of the operating system, although you have to know how to handle it correctly, since the developer will try to install certain third-party services, which can be annoying since they generally They usually incorporate additional toolbars in our Internet browser. In any case, in order to carry out an effective download and installation, we suggest following the steps that we will indicate later.

Installing 8oot Logo Change

What we first need to do is go to the official site where we will be allowed to download 8oot Logo Change, This is because the application is not part of the Windows Store; After this has been done, we will only have to double click on the file for the installation to start. This is where we must take into account a few aspects so that small tools are not installed which could be considered Spyware due to the annoying nature of its presence in our operating system.
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The screen that we have placed previously shows us some of what we are trying to say, since there is a warning from the developer of this tool, suggesting that we install an additional one, something that we must refuse if we deem it appropriate, canceling said suggestion. Subsequently, there will be another attempt for us to install the same third-party tool through a floating window, something that could become confusing and so we should cancel these suggested options.
Having solved these steps, later we must indicate the place where we really need it to be installed. 8oot Logo Change, a process that does not imply greater effort or special recognition.

Work on the interface 8oot Logo Change

What will really interest us in whoever comes forward is to effectively manage the configuration of this little tool; In the interface there are practically all the elements that we need to use, these being:

  • bitmaps. Here there will be a large number of logos suggested by the application.
  • Testmode. By clicking on this tab, we can have a preview of the logo that we have selected previously, using its "Turn it ON or OFF" button
  • load Picture. If we have a graph hosted on our hard drive, with this option we can import it into the application interface.

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These are the most important buttons that we must take into account before starting to change the boot logo of our Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.
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It is worth mentioning that the graphics should be in bmp format; Having chosen the one we are interested in using, we must go to the area that says "Edited Pictures", this in order to be able to move the graph to where our new logo is located. Before clicking on the “Generate Bootres.dll” option, which is the final step for our graphic to become a new startup logo, it is advisable to make a copy of the original, by pressing the “Backup«.
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The backup that we have made using the aforementioned button will help us if at a certain time we decide to return to the original logo.
The only thing left to do to integrate our graphic as the new Windows 8 (or Windows 8.1) logo is to do:

  • Click on the “Generate bootres.dll” button
  • Now we click on the "Apply" button
  • Finally, we exit the application with "Exit"

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On the path of these 3 steps that we have mentioned, 8oot Logo Change It will show us a small warning window, where the user is told that The original logo of the Windows 8 operating system will be changed to a different one, having to press on the option «Yes» if we are sure of what we are going to do; Once all these steps have been executed, we will only have to restart our operating system to be able to view the new logo that we have generated with the tool.
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