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How to stop people from changing your Windows 10 desktop wallpaper?
Does someone keep changing your desktop background on Windows 10? Here's how to stop them and lock down some specific wallpaper.
How to prevent users from changing wallpaper using Group Policy
You can keep users from changing the current desktop background in multiple ways, but the quickest method is to use the Local Group Policy Editor, as long as you're running Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education.
There are two ways to accomplish this task: You can enforce a default desktop wallpaper, or you can prevent users from changing the desktop background settings.
Prevent users from changing desktop background
Before you begin, make sure to set an image as a default on the desktop using the Settings app or right-clicking an image and selecting Set as desktop background.
Then use the Local Group Policy Editor with the following steps to restrict users from changing the desktop background.
Prevent users from changing the Desktop Background in Windows 10
The wallpaper or desktop background on your Windows computer is super important, therefore, at no point should anyone change it to something else, especially if your background image is changed to something you’re not a fan of. Now, if you’re in a situation where someone keeps changing your background, then it’s time to prevent this from happening. This post will also help administrators who would like to lock-down their desktop background.
Now let use see how to lock the desktop background and prevent users from changing the wallpaper using Settings, Registry or Group Policy.
Prevent users from changing the Desktop Background
How To Prevent Users from Changing the Desktop Wallpaper in Windows 10
Certain organizations do not want their employees to use random wallpapers on their screens. They might want to display their logo or brand name. Also, at home where you share your system with others, you need a particular wallpaper to be used, but you notice some other user keeps changing it. To avoid this, you can make simple settings so that other users cannot change the desktop wallpaper.
For any good reason, if you want a specific Wallpaper on your desktop screen and don’t want any other user to change the desktop wallpaper from your system, read through this article to know how to achieve it step by step.
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