WALLPAPER
— Display or change the desktop wallpaper.
Syntax:
WALLPAPER
/B /C /N /R /S /T
filename
/B | best style |
/C | center the wallpaper |
/N | no wallpaper |
/R | recursive |
/S | stretch the wallpaper |
/T | tile the wallpaper |
filename | a graphics file to display on the desktop |
The filename specifies a graphics file with an
extension of .BMP, .JPG,
.JPEG, .PNG,
.GIF, .TIF, or
.TIFF. Alternatively, it may name a directory
which contains graphics files of those types, in which case WALLPAPER
will pick one at random. Directory aliases are supported in
filename.
If there is a bitmap on the clipboard, you can use it as wallpaper by
specifying a filename of CLIP:
/B
chooses a style automatically, based on the image size and the
primary monitor’s resolution. Small images (not more than a quarter of
the screen width or a third of the screen height) will be tiled. Larger images
(at least 60% of the screen width) with a similar width/height ratio to the
screen’s will be stretched to fit. All others will be centered.
/N
removes any wallpaper.
If no arguments are specified, the current filename will be displayed.
rem Tile the background with "Santa Fe Stucco.bmp":
wallpaper /t "c:\windows\santa fe stucco.bmp"
rem Pick a random image file from the user's Pictures folder:
wallpaper /b /r "%@shfolder[39]"
• Note: Setting the wallpaper under Windows Vista or Windows 7 will disable any slide show.
See also: the _WALLPAPER
and _WALLSTYLE
variables, which return
the current wallpaper filename and display style respectively.