How to change the desktop background in Windows 8.1 using Regedit?

Question

Windows

For example, I want to put a "green" picture. I create and run this tweak:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Theme2\img12.jpg"

- does not work. Writes that the data was successfully entered into the registry, but the parameter does not change.

Answer 1

The answer was given on the OSZone forum. Didn't specify escaping of special characters, that's why it didn't work. It should be like this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\Windows\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Theme2\\img12.jpg"

After application - re-login.

Answer 2

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ControlPanel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\default.jpg"

Answer 3

Andrey Akimov ,

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\Windows\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Theme2\\img12.jpg"