set wallpaper for all users windows 10 – Password Recovery https://www.top-password.com/blog Provide useful password recovery tricks, guides and software Thu, 08 Jun 2017 06:50:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 Set a Default Background Wallpaper for Windows 10 Desktop https://www.top-password.com/blog/set-a-default-background-wallpaper-for-windows-10-desktop/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 06:49:50 +0000 https://www.top-password.com/blog/?p=9486 Need to set a default wallpaper for all users on a computer? In this tutorial we’ll show you use group policy to set the default desktop wallpaper background in Windows 10. This will also prevent users from changing the background wallpaper.

Method 1: Set Default Background Wallpaper for Windows 10 Desktop Using Group Policy

  1. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.

    gpedit

  2. In Local Group Policy Editor, browse to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Desktop -> Desktop, and then double-click the Desktop Wallpaper policy on the right side.

    desktop-wallpaper-policy

  3. Select the Enabled option, and then type the path of the image you want to set as a default background. Click Apply and OK.

    desktop-wallpaper-gpo

  4. You have to log off and login once to see the changed desktop wallpaper.

Method 2: Set Default Background Wallpaper for Windows 10 Desktop Using Registry Editor

  1. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command. Type regedit and press Enter.

    regedit

  2. In the Registry Editor, browse to the following key:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies

    policies-new-subkey

    Right-click the Policies key on the left side, select New -> Key. Name it System.

  3. While the newly-created System key is selected, right-click any empty space on the right side, select New -> String Value. Name the string Wallpaper and set its value to the path for the default wallpaper you want to use: For example, C:\defaultwallpaper.jpg.

    set-desktop-wallpaper-registry

  4. Close Registry Editor. You’ll need to restart your computer to see the new default wallpaper.
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