As you must have noticed, right-click does not work when you try to delete the System Desktop Background images that already exist on your computer.
Similarly, you won’t be able to right-click and delete external images that you may have previously uploaded and used or designated as Desktop Background images on your computer.
However, it is possible to delete both System and Uploaded Desktop Background Images on a Windows computer using steps as provided below in this guide.
1. Delete Desktop Background Images (System Images)
The System Desktop Background images are stored in the “Wallpaper” Folder on your computer, which can be easily accessed using the File Explorer.
1. Open the File Explorer on your computer > navigate to C:\Windows\Web and double-click on the Wallpaper Folder.
Note: You can also access the Wallpaper Folder by typing “C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper” in Windows Search bar.
2. In the ‘Wallpaper’ folder, you will see other Folders containing System Desktop Background images.
3. To delete any System Desktop Background image, simply right-click on the image and click on the Delete option.
The selected Desktop Background image will be deleted from your computer.
2. Delete Uploaded Desktop Background Images
If you had set an external image as Desktop Background, the image will be located in the same location from which you had set the Image as desktop background.
You should be able to find the external desktop background image in common download locations like Pictures, Downloads, Library or somewhere on the Desktop.
If you are totally lost and unable to find the location of the desktop background image, you can follow the steps below to locate and delete the desktop background image.
1. Open Settings > click on the Personalization Icon.
2. On the next screen, click on Themes in the left pane. In the right-pane, you will see the Name of the desktop image under “Background” section.
3. Type the Name of Desktop background image in the search bar and then click on Open File Location option.
4. Once you reach the Image File Location, right-click on the image and select the Delete option in the right-click menu.
If the image that you just deleted is your current Desktop Background Image, you may still continue to see the same Desktop background, until you Switch to another Desktop Background Image.
To switch to another Desktop Background image, go to Settings > Personalization > Background > and select your New Desktop Background Image.
