Did you know that Windows 7 has many more hidden themes and wallpapers than meets the eye? The reason why is that Windows displays only those themes that it deems relevant to your country or territory. If you live in the United States for example, Windows 7 will allow you to access, by default, only those themes and wallpapers that it deems relevant to your country or territory.
But, wouldn’t it be great to access a wallpaper from say, Australia, and be able to view an elephant charging through the outback on your desktop? Well, now you can. Simply follow these instructions to access Windows 7 Hidden Themes and wallpapers:
- In the search box in the Start menu, type
C:\Windows\Globalization\MCTand press Enter. - Windows Explorer will open and show you a list of subfolders under
C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT: MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, and MCT-ZA. Each subfolder has wallpapers for a specific country: AU for Australia, CA for Canada, GB for Great Britain, US for the United States, and so forth. - Double click the theme you want to use. This will add a shortcut to the Personalization section of the Control Panel, under themese and wallpapers.
- To use the wallpaper, right-click your desktop and choose Personalize.
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