➤ How to block background change in Windows 10 regedit 🎮

Personalization in Windows 10 is one of the biggest attractions of the system. wallpaper and color variations are quite large compared to previous versions. However, sharing your computer with someone else can make changes to the wallpaper. Find how lock the background with the Windows Registry Editor.

If you are a parent and your children already use and have access to your account Windows on your computer, more than once you will be surprised that they have made some slight changes to the wallpaper. Fortunately, you can lock the wallpaper so that another user doesn't change it.

How to block background change in Windows 10

The wallpaper can be blocked via the Windows Registry Editor. It is important to clarify that this configuration works with a user with administrator permissions. It's a simple procedure and you won't have any problems if you follow it step by step.

Press the hotkeys Windows + R
When the small window at the bottom left of the screen opens, type regedit
Go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Policies.

Select the record identified as ActiveDesktop. In case you don't have this registration you can create a new one.
To create a record, right-click on the right panel, select New and then New DWORD value (32 bit). Name it NoChangingWallPaper.
Open the register to change the value by double clicking. Change the value to 1.
Restart the system for the changes to take effect.

Block background from Local Group Policy Editor

Windows 10 allows you to lock the wallpaper from the editor local group policy. It is the ideal option for inexperienced users who are afraid of damaging the functioning of the PC.

Press the Windows keyboard shortcut + R to bring up the Run window.
Type gpedit e hit enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
Access the route User Configuration / Administrative Templates / Control Panel / Personalization.
In the Settings options in the right panel, select the option Prevent background changes.

There are three configuration options: Enabled, Disabled, and Not Configured. If no changes have been made, the Not Configured option should be selected. Change it to Enabled.
Apply the changes and press the Accept button.
Restart Windows to validate the changes.

If you want to restore this option in the future, you must go back to the same address in the Local Group Policy Editor and select the Disabled option so that the background can be changed again.

Change the wallpaper automatically

Since the implementation of the Windows 7 version, the wallpaper can be configured for change automatically from time to time. A way to add dynamism and that personal touch to your computer.

Access the wallpaper settings by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting the option Customize. You can also access it from Windows Settings in the menu Start / Personalization.
Select the Background tab. Then change the Background option and select the Presentation option.
Choose the image folder you want to display as wallpaper.
Choose how often the images are changed. You can choose from 1 minute, 10 minute, 30 minute, 1 hour, 6 hour and 1 day intervals.
If you wish, you can enable random order, in so that there is no specific order to display the images.
Finally you can choose the type of adjustment that the images will have. Choose from Fill, Fit, Expand, Tile, Center and Extend.