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PowerShell function that changes Windows wallpaper with p/invoke
function Set-Wallpaper {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Applies a specified wallpaper to the current user's desktop
.EXAMPLE
Set-WallPaper -Image "C:\Wallpaper\Default.jpg"
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
# Provide the path to the image
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[Alias('Image', 'ImagePath')]
[string]
$Path
)
Add-Type -TypeDefinition @'
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class SystemParameters
{
[DllImport("User32.dll",CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern int SystemParametersInfo(
Int32 uAction,
Int32 uParam,
String lpvParam,
Int32 fuWinIni);
}
'@
# 0x0014 = SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER
$setWallpaperAction = 0x0014
$UpdateIniFile = 0x01
$SendChangeEvent = 0x02
$options = $UpdateIniFile -bor $SendChangeEvent
$finalPath = Resolve-Path -Path $Path
$null = [SystemParameters]::SystemParametersInfo($setWallpaperAction, 0, $finalPath, $options)
}
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