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Hidden Windows 7 Wallpapers

Windows 7 comes with a bunch of hidden wallpapers which can be activated by the distributors of the computers on which Windows 7 will be installed. In current versions of the pre-releases, you'll need to perform a little registry hack to unlock the themes, or simply get the ones you like from here.

The extra backgrounds come in themes from 5 countries. It's likely we'll see more countries featured in later versions. (Like where the hell is any Asian country?)

Click on a thumbnail to get the full sized version.

Australia Set:

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Canada Set:

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United Kingdom Set:

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America Set:

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South Africa Set:

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Don't miss out on the special edition win-shark wallpaper and the
standard set of Windows 7 wallpapers.


If you are already running Windows 7, you can find these wallpapers in C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT.

Check out Apple's Snow Leopard Wallpapers too!



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Comment by Ralph van den Berg

Posted on 11 May, 2009
Just would like to note that these wallpapers are not actually "hidden". It just depends on which region you pick when you set up Windows. I've heard of people switching regions in Windows settings just because they prefer different wallpapers, but as I've mentioned before, it can be fixed with a registry hack, or just get the wallpapers from here!

Comment by Marion Jude

Posted on 29 Oct, 2009
Am I the first to notice that there are a bunch of duplicated? I've checked the folders and Microsoft has actually put duplicate images in. Just pointing it out is all.

Comment by Ralph van den Berg

Posted on 25 Nov, 2009
Haha, I just noticed that! It seems that picture with the green field and blue flowers is quite popular appearing twice sometimes in one country's set. I guess it's a way to increase the frequency these photos show up in Windows 7's wallpaper rotation.

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