Set restrictions to change the desktop wallpaper.

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This setting enables you to apply wallpaper restrictions for the desktop. You can either prevent changing wallpapers entirely or can only show Bitmap (.BMP) images as wallpaper on the desktop.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
This setting limits the ability to change the wallpaper of the desktop. You can either prevent changing wallpapers or can only show bitmap (.bmp) images as desktop background. Prevent changing of wallpaper: this prevents adding or changing of an image as desktop wallpaper. Normally, you can add an image to the background list or change the wallpaper from control panel > display > desktop/background tab. But, the given setting disables the necessary options to make these changes. Show only bitmap images as wallpaper: with this setting, you can add only bitmap (.bmp) images as wallpaper. Other image formats like jpeg, gif, png, or html are not supported. For this, go to start > run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below in relevant registry types. You can create dword values "nochangingwallpaper" and "nohtmlwallpaper" in registry types hkey_current_user and hkey_local_machine, if these values do not exist. Now, set the value data to "1" in the respective value names and enable the restrictions on your desktop. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]</b> and create a new key "ActiveDesktop" under "Policies" sub key.
Third, create a DWORD value "NoChangingWallpaper" under "ActiveDesktop" sub key.
Right-click on "NoChangingWallpaper" and select 'Modify'.
Here, set the 'Value Data' to "1" in the textbox provided and click on 'OK' to enable the restrictions on your desktop.
Then, create another DWORD value "NoHTMLWallpaper" under "ActiveDesktop" sub key.
Right-click on "NoHTMLWallpaper" and select 'Modify'.
Set the 'Value Data' to "1" in the textbox provided and click on 'OK' to enable the restrictions on your desktop.
Now, go to <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]</b> and create a new key "ActiveDesktop" under "Policies".
Now, create a DWORD value "NoChangingWallpaper".
Right-click on "NoChangingWallpaper" and select 'Modify'.
Then, set the 'Value Data' to "1" in the textbox provided and click on 'OK' to enable the restrictions on your desktop.
Create another DWORD value "NoHTMLWallpaper".
Now, right-click on "NoHTMLWallpaper" and select 'Modify'.
Finally, set the 'Value Data' to "1" in the textbox provided and click on 'OK' to enable the restrictions on your desktop.


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Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]
  • Location: Current User
  • Value Name: ActiveDesktop
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\]
  • Location: Current User
  • Value Name: NoChangingWallpaper
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\]
  • Location: Current User
  • Value Name: NoHTMLWallPaper
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: ActiveDesktop
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: NoChangingWallpaper
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: NoHTMLWallPaper
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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