The name is once again a bit misleading because the 4K folder also happens to contain the wallpaper in several other screen resolutions like 1024 x 768, 1366 x 768, 1920 x 1200, 2560 x 16 x 2160 pixels. The default Windows 10 wallpaper, which is the one with the light beams and the Windows logo, can be found inside the 'C:\Windows\Web\4K\Wallpaper\Windows' folder. Surprisingly, all three folders have wallpapers and different ones at that. The Web folder houses 3 sub-folders which are called: 4K, Screen, and Wallpaper. This is not really an obvious place to find wallpapers, is it? One would think the folder is probably something related to the internet. Open File Explorer and navigate to the following folder or copy the path and jump to it directly: C:\Windows\Web. Where are desktop backgrounds (wallpapers) stored in Windows 10? You won't find them in the Pictures folder, that's for sure. You need to know where to find these wallpapers, and that is the guide for that.Įven if you are an advanced user, there is a chance you may not know about it. Let's say you want to use them on your other devices (smartphone, TV, Xbox One or PS4), or want to make a background image of the past the permanent background on the Windows 10 device.
