How To Stop Windows 11 From Compressing Wallpaper [Tutorial]
45How To Stop Windows 11 From Compressing Wallpaper [Tutorial]
If you like to set a picture or another type of JPEG image as your desktop wallpaper on Windows 10, you've probably noticed that the quality of the image in the background isn't the same as the original. This is because, by default, the operating system automatically compresses the JPEG file before setting it as your desktop wallpaper.
Basically, when you set a new JPEG file as your desktop wallpaper, the operating system imports a reduced quality copy of the image into a TranscodedWallpaper file located in the %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes folder. Then instead of using the JPEG, Windows 11 simply loads the image from the TranscodedWallpaper file. Through this quality reduction process, Windows 11 can save a bit of storage, reduce memory usage, and improves the overall system performance when displaying the wallpaper on the screen.
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Windows 1011 automatically compresses your wallpaper images and reduces them to 85% of the original image quality, before setting it as your desktop background. This helps in saving valuable disk space and improves performance to a certain extent – but compromises the image quality. While the process is immensely useful for PCs with moderate specifications, if your system has plenty of RAM, you can disable the wallpaper compression in Windows 11/10. Here’s how to go about it.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.