How to recover the current Windows wallpaper?

  • Post last modified:22 September 2024
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Have you fallen for your beautiful wallpaper? Are you fascinated by one of Bing’s automatic slideshow wallpapers? But beware : it changes every day, and you risk losing it forever! Fortunately, there’s an easy way to save it.

How to recover the current Windows wallpaper?▲

How to recover your current wallpaper?

When you set a wallpaper, Windows creates a copy and stores it in a hidden location on your system.

  1. OpenFile Explorer.
  2. In the address bar, copy and paste the following path:
C:\Utilisateurs\Account name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\CachedFiles

Replace Account name with the name you use to access Windows.

save current windows 11 wallpaper
  1. All you have to do is copy the image and paste it elsewhere on your computer for safekeeping.

Adrien

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