How do I replace the windows explorer shell with some image during boot?

Question

When I start the computer instead of opening explorer.exe I need to put some image or blank screen.

In registry if I change shell value in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon to cmd.exe , the cmd will come after bootup. Similarly can I replace with some batch file instead of value explorer.exe?

So, will this work to disable explorer.exe and put some background at the startup?

Answer 1

You can set any executable as the default shell of Windows.

As far as I remember, a batch file will not work, it needs to be a proper, executable PE file.