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# System prepended metadata

title: Windows RE
tags: [Windows]

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tags: Windows
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# Windows RE

## Display properties

### Desktop Icons



#### On applying settings

A window message `WM_COMMAND` with wParam `41504` and lParam `0` gets sent to the shell desktop window (`GetShellWindow()`)

### Search paths for themes

```plain
C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\
C:\Windows\Resources\*.theme
%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\*
User Documents\**\*.theme
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\InstalledThemes
```


## Wallpapers

### Search paths

```plain
User Picures\**\*
%windir%\Web\Wallpaper
```

### Registry values

```plain
HKCU
    Control Panel
        Desktop
            ConvertedWallpaper
            OriginalWallpaper
```
