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Replace the default wallpapers and user icons in Windows with a customizable solid color

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usage: win-wallpaper [-h] [--version] --dir <directory> --rgb <hex code> [--win7]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --version          show program's version number and exit
  --dir <directory>  enter the directory to apply solid wallpapers to, includes offline images
  --rgb <hex code>   enter the desired rgb value in hex format
  --win7             enables Windows 7 support
  • Examples

    • win-wallpaper --dir "C:" --rgb #000000 will replace the wallpapers on the current installation with solid black images
    • win-wallpaper --dir "C:\temp" --rgb #A01EE6 --offline will replace the wallpapers in the mounted image C:\temp with solid purple images
  • Use this website to get the desired RGB hex code values

Required Registry Keys

The program automatically adds the registry keys below. Ensure --offline is used accordingly so that the registry keys are applied in the correct places.

  • This registry key may be required on Windows 7

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background]
    "OEMBackground"=dword:00000001
    
  • This registry key may be required on Windows 7+

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "UseDefaultTile"=dword:00000001
    

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