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How to Remove Location History from Desktop Background List in Windows Vista?




If you are using Windows Vista and want to remove the “Location” history from “Desktop Background” list, then this trick is for you.

In Windows Vista, you can change the Desktop Wallpaper by right-clicking on Desktop and select “Personalize” and then click on “Desktop Background” and Apply your desired wallpaper by browsing to the folder.

But whenever you browse a folder for the wallpaper, its location is stored in drop-down box and everyone can use that path:

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So if you want to remove the entire history or any particular path from it, then please follow these steps:

1. Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Wallpapers\Images

2. In right-side pane, you’ll see all the directory paths. Simply delete the desired key associated with the path which you want to remove.

3. Thats it. Now you can check the Desktop Background list and your deleted path will not be present there.

5 Replies:


  1. i want to get html page as a desktop backround
    so help me out

  2. i want to get web page as desktop backround in windows VISTA
    i know the tweak with win xp but its not working in vista

  3. ^^ Please visit following link:

    Link

  4. Very nice trick. I have the exact situation, and thanks to you it’s gone. Thanks again!

  5. well that’s all well and good, but i want to be able to control things on it, that link lets you download an active thing to put like a pic as bg, it’s not interactive.


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