Windows 10: How to change the transcoded wallpaper location ?

This sutuation doesn't feel right for me. I'm using SSD & I always use 4k or 8k wallpapers & already set the wallpaper quality to 100% from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\JPEGImportQuality


For every wallpaper in my slideshow, windows generates the wallpaper copy under %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\TranscodedWallpaper which wears my SSD since I'm changing my wallpaper for every 1 minute. There no way I can stop it unless I use a static background.


I also use Linux on dual boot & this is not the case with it. The default wallpaper directory is used in Linux. If so, why would the windows have to be transcoding the wallpaper under Appdata again & again as there's no purpose doing it.


I need a solution for this, not the explanation.

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unable to change the lock screen Wallpaper.

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• 
  What is the exact issue that you are facing?
  
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  Are you facing issues while trying to change the lock screen Wallpaper?
  
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  Are you not able to choose the directory where the wallpapers has been saved?
  

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to restart the computer and check if you are able to successfully change the lock screen wallpaper.

• 
  From Desktop, right click and select
  Personalize.
  
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  In Personalization window, click on
  Lock Screen in the left pane.
  
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  And choose wallpaper you would like to apply for the lock screen by choosing the browse option.
  
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  Close the Personalization window.
  

If the issue still persists, please do reply with the required information. We will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Change location

Hi,

Changing the location of your Windows 10 device is possible. Follow these steps to change the location information on Windows 10:

• Go to Control Panel.
• Click on Clock, Language, and Region and then select Region.
• Click on Location tab.
• Under the Home location, click the drop-down button and then choose your location.
• Click on Apply button and then click OK.

Note: Changing the location in Windows 10 is limited to changing which country or region you are in.

Feel free to reach out to us if further assistance is needed.

 

Windows 10 Surface Pro 3 Looking for lock screen photo location

Hi Dennis,

To find the location of Windows wallpaper images, we suggest following these steps:

• Open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\Web.
• You'll find separate folders labeled Wallpaper and Screen.
• Screen folder contains images for Windows 10 lock screen.

Let us know if you need further assistance.