Default Wallpaper

[GRitchie]

Not sure if this is the correct forum, but we'll soon see!

 

Does anyone know of a batch/powershell script to use to set a wallpaper?

 

If so, could you advise?

 

Thanks!

[Norphy]

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/72a9b4bf-071b-47cd-877d-0c0629a9eb90/how-change-the-wallpaperbackground-with-a-command-line-?forum=w7itproui

 

It may be simpler to use a group policy if you can though

[fairm010]

Not sure if this will work for you as it is an old one I Knocked up a few years back.

 

 @echo Setting the desktop wallpaper @echo.
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "" /f 
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "Pathtowallpaper\desktopwallpaper.bmp" /f 
reg delete "hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General" /v WallpaperStyle /f
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v WallpaperStyle /t REG_SZ /d 2 /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters

[6Foot2]

Does it have to be Batch file/PowerShell?You could use BGInfoLink 1: bginfo - Search Results - EduGeek.netLink 2: BgInfoLink 3: Deploying Wallpaper with BGInfo | Dipan M Patel

[hallb15]

I still like BGINFO as it allows you to show important parameters on the desktop too like username, IP addr, logon server, disk space etc...

BgInfo

 

@DaveP beat me to it!

[tekins]

We set ours through GP - User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Desktop > Desktop > Desktop Wallpaper. Point it to a file on a server, done. Very fast to change wallpaper this way.

[hyb80]

Weird one, desktop wallpaper is locked down, if a student right clicks on a picture in their my pictures folder or anywhere and clicks, "set as desktop background" nothing happens. If they then select multiple pictures and right click "set as desktop background" they they can change the background for them for that session.

 

Anyone seen this? or recreate it

[GRitchie]

Nope! Never seen this and I can't recreate it either!