How to find wallpaper image?

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Hi everybody,

How do I find the user's wallpaper image without PrintScreen under WPF and also get path of the image from hard disk that setting to the current user desktop image?

Thanks in advance ;)

Posted 1-Nov-11 1:58am

hzawary

Updated 1-Nov-11 2:14am

Yvan Rodrigues

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the wallpapers are set inside the system registry, I hope the given link will help you a little...

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7779491/changing-wallpaper-with-a-batch-file-on-program-close-possible[^]

do google for how to read/write system registry, its very simple...

mark as answer if helps you solve your problem...

Posted 1-Nov-11 2:19am

Pandya Anil

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hzawary 1-Nov-11 8:34am

And thanks too "Pandya Anil691", But before this I didn't think about registry;)

hzawary 1-Nov-11 8:37am

My 5!

Pandya Anil 1-Nov-11 9:33am

you are welcome... its feels pleasure if my solution helps someone thanks for rating !! hzawary!!!

Solution 3

I don't believe WPF offers a way to manage the wallpaper, but you can get/set the location of the wallpaper image in the registry at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper

To manipulate the registry programatically, see Microsoft.Win32.Registry[^]

Posted 1-Nov-11 2:20am

Yvan Rodrigues

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hzawary 1-Nov-11 8:27am

Very thanks Yvan Rodrigues;) for your answer and edited question me!

hzawary 1-Nov-11 8:38am

My 5!

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UJimbo · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-01T02:17:00

Solution 1

http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial209_Setting-and-Retrieving-the-Desktop-Wallpaper.html[^]

Posted 1-Nov-11 2:17am

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hzawary 1-Nov-11 8:37am

My 5, excellent;)

UJimbo 1-Nov-11 8:48am

Thank you, glad we could help

hzawary 1-Nov-11 9:23am

Thanks again, this program solved problem me quickly;)