One of the personalization options is changing of the Desktop wallpaper. You can’t change the Desktop wallpaper until you activate Windows with a valid product key. If you are part of a Windows domain, your system administrator may disable changing the wallpaper. In this article, we will show you how to change Windows 10 wallpaper without using the settings app.
Set desktop background wallpaper using the Group Policy Editor
As we have repeatedly mentioned, the importance of the Group Policy Editor through most of our publications can also be used to perform the simplest of tasks, such as assigning a picture as your desktop background. Follow the steps below to see how to do so:
Set desktop background wallpaper using the Group Policy Editor Set desktop background wallpaper through the Registry Editor Closing words
You will now notice that your desktop background has been changed. If you wish to change it again, simply replace the path entered in the Group Policy Desktop Wallpaper. You can always set the same policy as Disabled or Not configured to reuse the Settings app to change your background.
Set desktop background wallpaper through the Registry Editor
You can also adopt this method to set your desktop backdrop. Note that the process involves manipulating Windows Registry. Therefore, it is recommended that you create a system backup before proceeding further. You will notice that the desktop background would now have changed to the one you set. You can always change the background by changing the path given in Wallpaper Value Data or change its style by changing the Value Data number in the WallpaperStyle string. If you wish to remove this wallpaper by deleting the System Key altogether.
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You can set up your desktop wallpaper through any of the 2 means shown so that other users of the same user might not be able to change it through the Settings app. Moreover, these methods can also be adopted if your Settings app has been corrupted.
