Where to find this undesired wallpaper?

Paultx · 12 Feb 2021

Accidentally I set a screenshot as wallpaper, probably using one of IrfanView’s keyboard shortcuts.

Now, when I open the settings to change my desktop background, that undesired image is there among those of the system's themes and stuff.
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Where to find this undesired wallpaper?-wallps01.png

I searched for it in all the default places I know of, like C:\Windows|Web TNA.

Do you know how and/or where I can find it so I can get rid of it? TIA.

Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.804

Fabler2 · 12 Feb 2021

Try C:\Users\your name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes and the TranscodedWallpaper file.

Also see Clear Recently Used Background Images by Editing the Registry Manually,

How to Clear Recently Used Desktop Background Images from Windows 10 Settings (howtogeek.com)

Paultx · 12 Feb 2021

Fabler2 said:

Try C:\Users\your name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes and the TranscodedWallpaper file.

Also see Clear Recently Used Background Images by Editing the Registry Manually,

How to Clear Recently Used Desktop Background Images from Windows 10 Settings (howtogeek.com)

Fabler2, it wasn't in the path you suggested me to check, but both your tips helped me not only to find (via the Registry) where that image was but also confirmed that I accidentally created it with IrfanView!
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Where to find this undesired wallpaper?-ivsh.png

Thank you very much! Case solved.

Bree · 12 Feb 2021

in addition, there's been a Ten Forums tutorial for this since 2017....

Published by Shawn Brink
27 Aug 2017

Reset Desktop Background Choose Your Picture History in Windows 10

Paultx · 12 Feb 2021

Bree said:

in addition, there's been a Ten Forums tutorial for this since 2017....

Reset Desktop Background Choose Your Picture History in Windows 10

Thank you, Bree. It took an accidental wallpaper setting to bring me here...