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How do I delete a background wallpaper for Windows 10?
What I've done so far:
- Right click on desktop
- Select Personalize
I can choose another image but I can't remove the one that was recently added.
I've attached a screenshot:
I can change it but it still shows up in the recent history and slideshows so I want to completely remove it.
Given the related question on how to find the path to a wallpaper (a transcoded image), I've deleted the image and then restarted and the wallpaper image is still there in Wallpaper options and still there after a restart.
Given the update by @magnus I found the registry filled with background history. In that background history was the entry for the custom desktop wallpaper. I'm going to delete the entry and see how that goes.
Here is an image of the registry:
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Possible duplicate of Path to current desktop backgrounds in Windows 10?. Flagged as a duplicate based on the answer by Magnus
– Ramhound – 2017-11-03T15:10:03.453Not a duplicate since I'm asking how to delete the file. I've found the path and deleted the file but it's still showing up in Wallpaper panel – daft2039480 – 2017-11-03T15:22:50.300
Are you saying the transcoded file reappears, or that the image thumbnail still shows in the list of desktop backgrounds? – music2myear – 2017-11-03T16:14:21.203
@music2myear Yes. Both. The trancoded file reappears after some time but not right away. – daft2039480 – 2017-11-03T16:24:48.033