Windows 10: Set Now Playing Artist Art in Groove Music as Wallpaper in Windows 10

How to: Set Now Playing Artist Art in Groove Music as Wallpaper in Windows 10

How to Set Now Playing Artist Art in Groove Music app as Desktop Background in Windows 10


The included Groove Music app in Windows 10 allows you to listen to your favorite music on your Windows, iOS, and Android devices. You can create a playlist with music you've purchased or uploaded to OneDrive or pick your background music on Xbox One.

Starting with version 10.17112.1531.0, Groove Music app allows you to turn on or off having the Now Playing artist art display as your desktop background wallpaper.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off setting the Now Playing artist art in the Groove Music app as the desktop background wallpaper for your account in Windows 10.

*note If you wanted to restore your original desktop background wallpaper, you will need to manually change it.

*note If the artist art for your Now Playing isn't populated in My music > Artists in Groove Music, then it will not change your desktop background wallpaper since there isn't any artist art available.





EXAMPLE: Now Playing artist art from Groove Music displaying as desktop background wallpaper








Here's How:

1. While you have the Groove Music app open, click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon at the bottom left. (see screenshot below)



2. In the Display artist art section, turn on or off (default) Set Now Playing artist as my wallpaper for what you want. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Backup and Restore Groove Music app Settings in Windows 10
• How to Change your Desktop Background in Windows 10
• How to Set Now Playing Artist Art in Groove Music app as Lock Screen in Windows 10
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Desktop Background and Lock Screen Keep Changing

Hi Christina,

This is actually a setting in Groove music that you can turn off . . .

In Groove Music click 'Settings' (gear icon)

In the Display artist art section, turn off 'Set Now Playing artist as my wallpaper'

That should do it!

 

Display Artist Art in wallpaper and lockscreen

I noticed settings in Groove "Display artist art - Set the Now Playing artist art as my lock screen" and "Display artist art - Set the Now Playing artist art as my wallpaper".

I have enabled both, but nothing has changed on either lock screen or wallpaper. Checked under windows settings / personalization, no change there either.

Does anyone know if this is working anywhere; if so, what do I need to do to get this running.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

 

Good point. Added to note in tutorial.

 

If you want to fetch the "GroovePaper" images while they are in place, in your native resolution, and save them to use at will, (personal use only!), at a later date, (although, the images usually aren't the greatest looking images); showing Hidden Files, Folders and Drives, navigate to C:\Users\{your name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\CachedFiles, and copy them to your Wallpaper folder.

 

No CachedFiles folder here. Is it optional - or is location changing with versions (this is Insider version)

 

None here either:

 

Odd!
Try the TranscodedWallpaper, copy it to the Desktop and give it an .png extension...

 

TranscodedWallpaper is there, was just curious *Smile

 

Must be a Build thing... I'm on 16299.214

 

Nope, same build here*Wink

 

I'm on Insider. 17083.

 

Hey Shawn, something interesting.
Remember how I said when I started using this wallpaper option it deleted all the artist information I had before?

Well this morning I installed older .inf(10.1.1.42(z270 and older) instead of 10.1.1.45(z370)) files to get Catzilla to run as per doorules instructions(see here: Catzilla Benchmark - Page 21 - Windows 10 Forums ) now Groove has repopulated everything*Confused

 

Interesting. You wouldn't think that would be related.

 

Yeah, or maybe just a coincidence...