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Specify the background image and wallpaper style

These settings lets you specify the background wallpaper and display style.

Tweak for : Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

When this setting is defined, users can not choose an alternative background image. The wallpaper image can still be displayed through Display properties.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a string value name, “Wallpaper”, if it does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with the file name and the valid path.

Now, create another string value name, “WallpaperStyle”, if it does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with the following values to enable the setting:

“0” (zero) > Centered (Default Value)
“1” > Tiled
“2” > Stretched

Click “OK” and close the registry editor.

After logoff or system restart, changes take effect.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Wallpaper

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

the full path and filename of the image.

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

WallpaperStyle

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

0 - Centered (Default) 1 - Tiled 2 - Stretched

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Option to change 'Background Images' and 'Walpaper' are user defined.

Option to change 'Background Images' and 'Walpaper' are set by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\] and create a new key as "System".

Create a new 'String value' as "Wallpaper".

Right Click on "Wallpaper" and select 'Modify'.

Finally, set the value data as "User Defined Wallpaper Images" and click 'OK'.

Create another 'String value' as "WallpaperStyle".

Right Click on "WallpaperStyle" and select 'Modify'.

Finally, set the value data as "User Defined Wallpaper Images" and click 'OK'.

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