How to Delete the Desktop Wallpaper History in Windows 10 & 11

When you change your Windows 10 background or wallpaper, you can choose from five images. Windows 10 does not include a way to clear the history of the last five images. Here's a workaround to clear the history.

You can see the last five images at Settings > Personalization > Background.



Open the Registry Editor and go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers

Right-click on, and click on delete:

BackgroundHistoryPath0

BackgroundHistoryPath1

BackgroundHistoryPath2

BackgroundHistoryPath3

BackgroundHistoryPath4



You can also press Ctrl + A and use your arrow keys to highlight all and press Delete.

Advanced users can create their own registry file.

Type the following into Notepad and save it as a .reg file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerWallpapers]
"BackgroundHistoryPath0"=-
"BackgroundHistoryPath1"=-
"BackgroundHistoryPath2"=-
"BackgroundHistoryPath3"=-
"BackgroundHistoryPath4"=-

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