How do you clear the Desktop Background "Picture Location" History in Windows Vista
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By Ramesh Srinivasan
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This article explains how to clear the Desktop Background "Picture Location" History in Windows Vista.
How do you clear the Desktop Background "Picture Location" History in Windows Vista
Summary
In Windows Vista's Desktop background applet, the Picture Location drop-down is preset with the following locations/entries by default:
- Windows Wallpapers
- Pictures
- Sample Pictures
- Public Pictures
- Solid Colors
When you browse the dialog and choose an image file for the desktop wallpaper from a different location, the target folder path is added to the Picture Location drop-down listing.
This article explains how to clear those additional entries.
Clearing the custom locations from the Picture Location drop-down box
- Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER
- Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Wallpapers \ Images
- In the right-pane, each value (from 0 to 9) stores a directory path where images are stored. To remove an entry from the Pictures Location drop-down listing, right-click on the corresponding registry value, and choose Delete.
- Exit the Registry Editor.
To clear all the custom locations (0-9) in the Picture Location drop-down box, you may also use the REG file wpmru_remove.reg available at the bottom of this page.