How to Change Wallpaper through Regedit
- 1). Click on "Start" and then "Run." Enter "regedit" (without quotes) and press the "Enter" key to start Regedit.
- 2). Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PoliciesSystem" in the left side of the Regedit window. Locate the values named "Wallpaper" and "WallpaperStyle" on the right side of the window.
- 3). Right click on the "Wallpaper" value. Select "Modify." Change the value of this key to the full path and file name of the new wallpaper image you want to select. Press "OK."
- 4). Right-click on the value named "WallpaperStyle." Choose the "Modify" option. Set the value of this key to "0" to center the image, "1" to tile the image, and "2" to stretch the image to fit the desktop. Click "OK."
- 5). Close Regedit and restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
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