& sComputer & '\root\default:StdRegProv')
The contents of VBS file used for decoding for reference 4 Const HKCU = &H80000001 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER To decode the registry key and view the image in Windows Explorer, you may follow the instructions listed on or use Notepad to save the vbs code mentioned below in a. The location of the image is stored in the windows registry in folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop under the key TranscodedImageCache but is unfortunately encoded in binary. If Windows 11 Slideshow was used to set desktop background %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows Photo Viewer\ It will work for your last five wallpapers but nothing older. For example, if the wallpaper you’re looking for is no longer visible in the ‘Background’ tab in the Settings app, you can’t recover it. Note for Windows 10: The above locations have limitations. Use 'Open With' or 'How do you want to open this file?' dialogue box and select any image viewer, such as, 'Windows Photo Viewer' or the 'Photos' app. Note: The file TranscodedWallpaper in Path 2 does not have a file extension.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\TranscodedWallpaper %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\CachedFiles A copy of the current wallpaper can be found by entering one of the below paths in Windows File Explorer address bar.
