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Mar 9, 2020 · Option One: To Automatically Reset Desktop Background Choose Your Picture History using a REG file. Option Two: To Manually Reset Desktop Background Choose Your Picture History in Registry Editor. EXAMPLE: "Choose your picture" history in Desktop Background Settings. OPTION ONE.
Mar 8, 2012 · 1. Apparently, "RUNDLL32.EXE USER32.DLL,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters 1, True" leads to inconsistent results (at least on my PC). I found the following PowerShell script, that always works on my PC: https://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=15291, option 2: public class Wallpaper{.
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If you've accidentally added an image as a background and want to get rid of it, you can't simply right-click the image and delete it. Sure, you could add five more different images, but using this Registry edit is a lot easier to do.
Standard Warning: Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. This is a pretty simple hack, and as long as you stick to the instructions, you shouldn’t have any problems. That said, if you’ve never worked with it before, consider reading about how to use the Registry Editor before you get started. And definitely back up the Registry (and your computer!) before making changes.
Open the Registry Editor by hitting Start and typing “regedit.” Press Enter to open the Registry Editor and then give it permission to make changes to your PC.
In the Registry Editor, use the left sidebar to navigate to the following key (or copy and paste it into the Registry Editor address bar):
After opening the Wallpapers key, you'll see a bunch of values on the right side. The only ones we're interested have names starting withBackgroundHistoryPath, followed by the numbers 0-4. These values indicate where to find the last five images used for your background.
Now, depending on which image(s) you want to delete you can delete one or all of them here by right-clicking a value---0 being the first image and 4 being the fifth---and then choosing "Delete" from the context menu. You can also delete multiple images at once like we're doing in our example. After deleting them, Windows will prompt you to confirm that you want to make changes to your Registry.
If you don’t feel like diving into the Registry yourself, we’ve created a registry hack you can use. Just download and extract the following ZIP file:
Remove Background History Images
Inside you'll find one file that will remove the values BackgroundHistoryPath0-4 from the Wallpapers key in the Registry, deleting all your background history thumbnails. Once it's extracted, double-click the file, and accept the prompts asking whether you’re sure you want to make changes to your Registry.
These hacks are really just removing theBackgroundHistoryPath values we talked about in the previous section, and then exported to a .REG file. Running the hacks just modifies the value in your Registry. And if you enjoy fiddling with the Registry, it’s worth taking the time to learn how to make your own Registry hacks.
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Mar 24, 2018 · 1. Right click desktop, choose personalize. 2. Choose Picture from Background dropdown. 3. Browse to Pictures and choose picture for background. 4. Click Themes on Settings page, then Theme settings. 5. Save newly created picture theme under "My Themes" 6. Check to make sure it shows on Desktop Background. 7. Restart machine.
Dec 11, 2019 · 1. How to set a picture as desktop wallpaper in Windows 10, using the right-click menu; 2. How to set and customize a picture as desktop wallpaper, in Windows 10, using the Settings app; 3. How to set a slideshow with multiple desktop wallpapers, in Windows 10; 4. How to change the desktop wallpaper in Windows 10, by setting a new Theme
Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Background. Select Picture , Solid color , Slideshow , or Windows Spotlight (to see a new image from around the world every day). Note: If you can't select the Windows Spotlight option, your administrator may have disabled the feature—or you may not have gotten the update yet.
Oct 28, 2021 · You can enable Dark Mode in the Calculator app using Calculator settings or via Windows 11 Personalization settings. Learn how!
