<# .SYNOPSIS Sets the given image file as desktop wallpaper .DESCRIPTION Sets the given image file as desktop wallpaper (.JPG or .PNG supported) .PARAMETER ImageFile Specifies the path to the image file .PARAMETER Style Specifies either Fill, Fit (default), Stretch, Tile, Center, or Span .EXAMPLE PS> ./set-wallpaper C:\ocean.jpg .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$ImageFile = "", [string]$Style = "Fit") function SetWallPaper { param([string]$Image, [ValidateSet('Fill', 'Fit', 'Stretch', 'Tile', 'Center', 'Span')][string]$Style) $WallpaperStyle = switch($Style) { "Fill" {"10"} "Fit" {"6"} "Stretch" {"2"} "Tile" {"0"} "Center" {"0"} "Span" {"22"} } if ($Style -eq "Tile") { New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop" -Name WallpaperStyle -PropertyType String -Value $WallpaperStyle -Force New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop" -Name TileWallpaper -PropertyType String -Value 1 -Force } else { New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop" -Name WallpaperStyle -PropertyType String -Value $WallpaperStyle -Force New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop" -Name TileWallpaper -PropertyType String -Value 0 -Force } Add-Type -TypeDefinition @" using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; public class Params { [DllImport("User32.dll",CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)] public static extern int SystemParametersInfo (Int32 uAction, Int32 uParam, String lpvParam, Int32 fuWinIni); } "@ $SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 0x0014 $UpdateIniFile = 0x01 $SendChangeEvent = 0x02 $fWinIni = $UpdateIniFile -bor $SendChangeEvent $ret = [Params]::SystemParametersInfo($SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, $Image, $fWinIni) } try { if ($ImageFile -eq "" ) { $ImageFile = read-host "Enter path to image file" } SetWallPaper -Image $ImageFile -Style $Style "✔️ Done." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }