[1809, ou] Windows 10 Desktop Background Colour GPO

[caffrey]

Anyone ever get this working ?

 

We have a small logo which we centre in the desktop due to odd monitor sizes and normally set the background solid colour to match, it was always a bit iffy on windows 7 but it worked (Used a custom ADM template and required a few logons) But this isn't working on Windows 10 for some reason - just tried the registry way and that doesn't work either

 

Does anyone else do this ? Had a quick look on the Googles but no answers - this is the closest I found and they gave up on it https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1657189-windows-10-desktop-background-colour-gpo

[Warwick_Tech]

The best (and only) way I found was to create a 'theme file' (remember them?) And have it apply on deployment and via GPO - This sets the colour according to the theme file which is .theme

 

; Copyright © Microsoft Corp.

 

[Theme]

; Landscape - IDS_THEME_DISPLAYNAME_THEME2

DisplayName=Your_Theme_Name

SetLogonBackground=0

 

; Computer - SHIDI_SERVER

[CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-109

 

; UsersFiles - SHIDI_USERFILES

[CLSID\{59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-123

 

; Network - SHIDI_MYNETWORK

[CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-25

 

; Recycle Bin - SHIDI_RECYCLERFULL SHIDI_RECYCLER

[CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon]

Full=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-54

Empty=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-55

 

[Control Panel\Cursors]

Arrow=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_arrow.cur

Help=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_helpsel.cur

AppStarting=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_working.ani

Wait=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_busy.ani

NWPen=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_pen.cur

No=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_unavail.cur

SizeNS=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_ns.cur

SizeWE=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_ew.cur

Crosshair=

IBeam=

SizeNWSE=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_nwse.cur

SizeNESW=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_nesw.cur

SizeAll=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_move.cur

UpArrow=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_up.cur

DefaultValue=Windows Aero

Hand=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_link.cur

Link=

 

[Control Panel\Desktop]

Wallpaper=%windir%\Web\Wallpaper\backgroundDefault.jpg

TileWallpaper=0

WallpaperStyle=10

Pattern=

 

[Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]

 

[VisualStyles]

Path=%SystemRoot%\resources\Themes\Aero\Aero.msstyles

ColorStyle=NormalColor

Size=NormalSize

AutoColorization=0

ColorizationColor=0x000000

 

[boot]

SCRNSAVE.EXE=

 

[MasterThemeSelector]

MTSM=RJSPBS

 

[sounds]

; IDS_SCHEME_DEFAULT

SchemeName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\mmres.dll,-800

 

Edit the

ColorizationColor=

to any hex colour you want

 

https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_picker.asp

[caffrey]

I'll give it a go thanks, I was considering that just seemed a bit ott

[hyb80]

Hi, I am looking at doing this too but also include multiple wallpapers that rotate. So far I cannot get it to find the wallpapers. The settings apply but thats it. Anyone done this with multiple wallpapers?

[hlipperjohn]

try this.....html color picker