The graphic(s) displayed in each version of logon.scr. From left to right: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP (Professional Edition), Windows Vista (featuring both possible graphics).
Windows Logo (formerly named Windows XP and Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 respectively) is a screen saver included with several versions of Microsoft Windows. It was first introduced in Windows NT 4.0 and comes with every subsequent version of Microsoft Windows up to Windows Vista. The screen saver's file name is "logon.scr".
As the screen saver's file name "logon" indicates, it was the default screen saver set to play when the computer was idle while the logon screen was shown.
Description[]
In Windows Vista, the Windows Logo screen saver displays one of two graphics at a time, on a random position of the screen: the Windows logo and the Windows Vista "aurora" streak (which glistens when it appears). The screen saver begins with a black screen for five seconds. After this, the graphic fades in at a random position of the screen, persists for one second, then fades out. The screen remains blank for two seconds before the next graphic appears. There is no fixed order for which graphic appears.
In Windows 2000 and XP, the logo of the respective Windows version appears at a random position of the screen. It persists for ten seconds, then moves to another position of the screen. This cycle repeats indefinitely. In Windows XP, the subtitle beneath the logo depends on the edition in use.
In Windows NT 4.0, a graphic identical to the Begin Logon dialog box from the logon screen appears at a random position of the screen. It persists for ten seconds, then moves to another position of the screen. After seven seconds of each appearance, the icon depicting a hand over a keyboard briefly animates.
There are no options that can be set for any version of this screen saver.
Notes[]
- If the Windows Vista version of the Windows Logo screen saver is imported into Windows 7, the screen saver shows a unique graphic for the Windows 7 logo instead of the Windows Vista logo. This indicates that the image used by the screen saver is stored in the Windows operating system, rather than the screen saver file itself.
- The fact the image was changed in Windows 7 implies that Windows Logo was intended to be included with the operating system.
- If the Windows Logo screen saver is imported into any version of Windows later than Windows 7, no Windows logo will be displayed; the screen saver will only show the Windows Vista aurora streak.