How to force Windows desktop background to update or refresh

Question

If I manually change the background image in the registry, how can I force it to refresh without logging off?

I know that bginfo does it, but I would like to keep things simple and not use any software.

slhck · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-08 21:32:43Z

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RUNDLL32.EXE USER32.DLL,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters, 1, True

edited Mar 8 '12 at 21:32

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answered Mar 8 '12 at 21:30

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maybe you can help me with a related question? serverfault.com/questions/367761/… – RASG Mar 9 '12 at 12:51

SecurityMatt · Answer 2 · 2012-03-08 23:12:57Z

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answered Mar 8 '12 at 23:12

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