Policy

Force a specific Start background

Forces the Start screen to use one of the available backgrounds, 1 through 20, and prevents the user from changing it. If this setting is set to zero or not configured, then Start uses the default background, and users can change it. If this setting is set to a nonzero value, then Start uses the specified background, and users cannot change it. If the specified background is not supported, the default background is used.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Control Panel / Personalization
Policy ID 06ef83bb514a
Internal name CPL_Personalization_StartBackground

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization\ForceStartBackground

Policy notes

Forces the Start screen to use one of the available backgrounds, 1 through 20, and prevents the user from changing it. If this setting is set to zero or not configured, then Start uses the default background, and users can change it. If this setting is set to a nonzero value, then Start uses the specified background, and users cannot change it. If the specified background is not supported, the default background is used.

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