Startup with clean wallpaper

Question

Hi Everybody,

I want to know if it's possible to start windows with a specific wallpaper, or without any.

I'm using a tool (wallpaper slideshow) to change periodicaly my wallpaper. However, some configurations doesn't match every usages. When children start my computer, I don't want them to get frightening stuffs (it just happens a few days ago).

I can configure the wallpaper tool such a way it display soft stuffs at start. But it doesn't solve my problem because Windows start with the last displayed wallpaper. And it takes a few seconds before this is changed to the soft wallpaper.

So, could I configure windows such a way it display a specific wallpaper when starting, and not the last one ? Or such a way it doesn't display any wallpaper at all ? I'm using Windows 10...

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community forum.

May I know what version of Windows 10 you have?  If you are Professional or higher, you can try to do this through group policy.

Here are the general steps:

1. Press Win + R to open the run window. Type 'gpedit.msc' and press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. Navigate to "User Configuration -> Admin Templates -> Desktop -> Desktop". Find the "Desktop Wallpaper" setting.
3. Double-click it, set it to "Enabled", then in the "Options" section,  enter the path of the desktop background image.
4. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, type cmd and press Enter to open the command prompt. Enter the command: gpupdate /force

Note: If you change Group Policy incorrectly, serious problems may occur. Therefore, make sure to follow these steps carefully. For additional protection, back up Group Policy before you modify it. For more information about how to back up and restore Group Policy, refer to Backing up and restoring Group Policy in Windows.

 

I hope this helps.

Best regards

Jacen

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Answer 2

See:

How to configure Windows 10 to start with a specific wallpaper