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Set elmo wallpaper
Function Set-WallPaper($Image) {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Applies a specified wallpaper to the current user's desktop
.PARAMETER Image
Provide the exact path to the image
.EXAMPLE
Set-WallPaper -Image "C:\Wallpaper\Default.jpg"
#>
Add-Type -TypeDefinition @"
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class Params
{
[DllImport("User32.dll",CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern int SystemParametersInfo (Int32 uAction,
Int32 uParam,
String lpvParam,
Int32 fuWinIni);
}
"@
$SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 0x0014
$UpdateIniFile = 0x01
$SendChangeEvent = 0x02
$fWinIni = $UpdateIniFile -bor $SendChangeEvent
$ret = [Params]::SystemParametersInfo($SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, $Image, $fWinIni)
}
Invoke-WebRequest "https://cdn.micahlindley.com/assets/elmo.jpg" -OutFile "wp-el.jpg"
$loc=Get-Location
Set-WallPaper "$loc\wp-el.jpg" | Out-Null
rm "wp-el.jpg"
echo "Done"
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