Configuring Windows branding

Configure OEM information and Registration. Set branding details such as manufacturer, model, support information, and logo displayed in System properties.

Important

This module requires installBehavior to be set to SYSTEM. All values are written to HKLM registry paths that are not accessible in USER context. If the configuration uses USER install behavior, the module logs an error and is skipped.

Overview

The windowsBranding module configures Windows device branding and OEM information by modifying registry values under HKLM. It writes values to two registry locations:

• OEM Information - support provider name, support URL, trade-in URL, and recycling URL. These values are written to HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation and appear in Settings > System > About under the OEM support section.
• Registration - registered owner and registered organization. These values are written to HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion and appear in legacy System properties (Win+Pause) and in winver.

For each configured item, the module performs the following steps:

1. Validates the property value is defined and not empty
2. Applies the value to the corresponding registry location

Properties with an empty value are skipped and logged as a warning. This allows you to include only the properties you want to configure without affecting the others.

Configuration

The following shows the windowsBranding configuration structure with both OEM information and registration properties.

{
  "windowsBranding": {
    "enabled": true,
    "OEMInformationItems": {
      "SupportProvider": "Contoso IT",
      "SupportURL": "https://support.contoso.com",
      "TradeinURL": "",
      "RecycleURL": ""
    },
    "registrationItems": {
      "RegisteredOwner": "",
      "RegisteredOrganization": "Contoso"
    }
  }
}

Dataset properties

The following properties are supported in the windowsBranding section.

Property	Description	Type	Required
windowsBranding
enabled	Enable or disable the module	Boolean	No
OEMInformationItems
SupportProvider	Support provider name displayed in Settings > System > About	String	No
SupportURL	URL for support information - opens when the user clicks the support link in About	String	No
TradeinURL	URL for trade-in information	String	No
RecycleURL	URL for recycling information	String	No
registrationItems
RegisteredOwner	Registered owner name displayed in winver and legacy System properties	String	No
RegisteredOrganization	Registered organization name displayed in winver and legacy System properties	String	No

Reference

The commands below can be used to inspect or verify the registry values configured by this module.

OEM Information

Read the current OEM information from the registry.

Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation" | Select-Object "SupportProvider", "SupportURL", "TradeinURL", "RecycleURL"

Registration

Read the current registration values from the registry.

Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" | Select-Object "RegisteredOwner", "RegisteredOrganization"

Verify from winver

The registered owner and organization values can also be verified visually by running winver from the Start menu or Run dialog.

winver

Related resources

For more information, see the following resources.

• OEMInformation - Windows Hardware - Unattend reference for OEM information settings

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Page revised: March 4, 2026