How to Set Any Image as Windows Explorer Background in Windows 11

Edwin · Jul 16, 2023

With QTTabBar, I have to use Details View, or it'll look stupid...

and, I can only use 5 different images, 1 for each folder category...

Edwin · Jul 16, 2023

I decided to emulate my Desktop Wallpaper as Explorer background as to have no obstructed text, no matter how full the folder...

zbigniew59 · Jul 17, 2023

@Edwin -
can you provide the exact path to these folder appearance settings?
I only find background color change?
Thank you in advance for your help.

Edwin · Jul 17, 2023

zbigniew59 said:
can you provide the exact path to these folder appearance settings?

QTTabBar Options/Compatible Folder View/General/Compatible list view style/☑ Display watermarks for customized folders

and...

QTTabBar Options/Compatible Folder View/Watermark

Elisyan · Jul 17, 2023

Firas said:
Ok It's a little twist after you put the image you want to run the exe
if it doesn't show you have to run the exe again first before adding another image
I ran into that too

so look at it like this 1 first run adds the image second run removes the image
and also I only have one image in the folder
good Luck

I did it and still nothing
When you run the Register.cmd, does it say done or something? I run it and it just close itself in 1 second.

FirasKing Air · Jul 18, 2023

Elisyan said:
I did it and still nothing
When you run the Register.cmd, does it say done or something? I run it and it just close itself in 1 second.

Maybe you should download it again It Looks Like you missing a file or 2
after you run a popup say succeded and a CMD window opens up say press any key to close

regenboogkonijn · Jul 18, 2023

Not remember any more, but I did it how it is writen on that site. Maybe you try it how Edwin did it with QTTabBar.

Elisyan · Jul 20, 2023

Firas said:
Maybe you should download it again It Looks Like you missing a file or 2
after you run a popup say succeded and a CMD window opens up say press any key to closeView attachment 65011

Files are the same
I just don't know why it has no message after running Register.cmd

regenboogkonijn · Jul 20, 2023

I thinl you get no message. You see the image in all your folders. The image stand in the folder image. You change the image in what you like and find out witch resolution the image must been.

Elisyan · Jul 20, 2023

regenboogkonijn said:
I thinl you get no message. You see the image in all your folders. The image stand in the folder image. You change the image in what you like and find out witch resolution the image must been.

I tried with default image or custom images with different resolutions.
Still nothing

regenboogkonijn · Jul 20, 2023

Maybe start over from the beginning. Delete what you have know and reboot your pc.

Elisyan · Jul 20, 2023

I managed to make it work
Register.cmd still doesn't work but I used this code from github description to register it
the code: regsvr32 "your path/ExplorerBgTool.dll"
original code had /u but terminal didn't accept it!

regenboogkonijn · Jul 20, 2023

Its ok now? Nice and enjoy it Elisyan regards Michel

FirasKing Air · Jul 20, 2023

Elisyan said:
I managed to make it work
Register.cmd still doesn't work but I used this code from github description to register it
the code: regsvr32 "your path/ExplorerBgTool.dll"
original code had /u but terminal didn't accept it!

View attachment 65175

Good to hear that :)

Elisyan · Jul 22, 2023

I found a gem called ExplorerBlurMica to change background of Explorer.
You can use it with explorerTool if you want.
It's from the same developer.

Link to GitHub

regenboogkonijn · Jul 22, 2023

Can you change more backgrounds in folders and change to color of the letters?

Elisyan · Jul 22, 2023

regenboogkonijn said:
Can you change more backgrounds in folders and change to color of the letters?

Mica, Acrylic or solid colors for this app
You can use explorerTool to change the background to whatever you want (not the nav bar or toolbar)
I'm not sure about text color but I think there was a way to change that

regenboogkonijn · Jul 22, 2023

I saw that the image was the same PNG file, so I didn't look any further. I'm actually quite happy with it for now.

regenboogkonijn · Aug 19, 2023

I now use Windows 10 Folder Image Changer to give the folders all their own background. With this you can also give each folder its own font color. The disadvantage is that the backgrounds are only displayed for a very short time. If you log out and log in again and assign a folder an image and then only click ok (so not go back to the place where the photo is stored). After doing that you will see the backgrounds again. Anyone have any idea what I can do so that I always see the backgrounds.

3ksssa · Mar 3, 2025

Hi everyone,

I came across the guide on setting an image as the Windows Explorer background, but I’m looking for a way to change the background of just one specific folder instead of all of File Explorer.

Is there a built-in method in Windows 11 for this, or do I need to use third-party software? If anyone has experience with this, I’d really appreciate your guidance!

Thanks in advance!

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