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Appearance Management- Policies

Appearance Management enforces how managed desktops look and behave- wallpaper, screensaver, screen resolution, and font DPI. A policy captures those settings; deploy it to standardise the look across endpoints.

Edition & permission

Device Control is EndpointOps edition. You need View Display Management permission.

How to get here

  1. In the left sidebar, click Device Control.
  2. Click the Appearance Management card.

Navigate to: Device Control → Appearance Management → Policies

URL path: /device-control/display-management/policies

The Policies screen

The Appearance Management policies listThe Appearance Management policies list
ColumnWhat it shows
Policy NameThe policy name.
DescriptionWhat it's for.
Configuration LevelUser or Computer- which settings the policy carries.

Create adds a policy; rows have Edit and Delete.

How do I create a policy?

Click Create. The form opens in a drawer.

The Create Appearance Management policy formThe Create Appearance Management policy form
FieldRequiredNotes
Policy NameYesThe policy name.
DescriptionNoWhat it's for.
Configuration LevelYesUser or Computer. This decides which settings show.

User-level settings (per user):

  • Wallpaper- Retain Existing or Apply (upload an image, choose Center / Tile / Stretch, and whether users may change it).
  • Screensaver- Retain Existing, Apply (upload, set wait time, lock on resume), or Disable.
  • General- rename My Computer / Network Places, Font DPI (100% / 125% / 150%), and toggles to disable the Windows welcome, IntelliMouse tips, and the My Documents icon.

Computer-level settings (per machine):

  • Primary / Secondary Display Resolution- a preset (e.g. 1920×1080) or Custom width × height.
  • Font DPI- 100% / 125% / 150%.

Save to add the policy, then deploy it.