Where Are Windows Wallpapers Stored?
Windows stock Wallpaper folder, Themes cache and the Spotlight Assets folder with lock screen photos.
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Stock wallpapers live under C:\Windows\Web in Wallpaper, Screen and 4K subfolders. Your current wallpaper cache sits in Themes as TranscodedWallpaper.
Spotlight lock screen photos hide as extensionless files in a ContentDeliveryManager Assets folder. Copy them out and add .jpg to use them as wallpaper.
Where Windows stores this, by platform
C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
System stock set. Current wallpaper cache: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes. Spotlight originals: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets.
Frequently asked questions
How do I save a Spotlight lock screen photo?
Copy the large files out of the Assets folder elsewhere, rename with .jpg, and keep the biggest ones. Small files in there are icons, not photos.
Where is my current wallpaper file?
Check the Themes folder for TranscodedWallpaper. Slideshow mode points at your chosen folder instead of a single cached file.
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