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# How to Add a Background Image in File Explorer
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-add-a-background-image-in-file-explorer/
- Published: 2024-09-02T12:42:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-02T12:42:09.000Z
- Description: The default Windows File Explorer can be quite dull. Fortunately, it can be spiced up with third-party tools.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: Windows, ExplorerBgTool

The default Windows File Explorer can be quite dull. Fortunately, it can be spiced up with third-party tools.

For example, with [**ExplorerBgTool**](https://github.com/Maplespe/explorerTool), you can add a background image to File Explorer.

However, it's important to note that the project was discontinued in January 2024, so its functionality on later versions of Windows may be questionable.

I tested the tool, or rather the script, on Windows 11 Pro 23H2 in August 2024.

### How It Works

As mentioned earlier, ExplorerBgTool is a script, not a utility. So after downloading and unpacking the archive, you’ll get a folder with a set of files.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/09/image.png)

The script's configuration is done in the `config.ini` file, and it's generally straightforward. The developer has provided all the necessary parameters for customization.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/09/image-1.png)

For basic functionality, you need to either place images in the default "Images" folder or specify your own path in the `folder` parameter. Don’t forget to change the `custom` parameter to `true` beforehand.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/09/image-2.png)

If you add multiple images, they will change randomly. This setting is controlled by the `random=true/false` parameter.

Another important parameter is `posType`, which can have several values:

- `posType=3` — the image will be in the bottom right corner;
- `posType=4` — the image will be centered;
- `posType=6` and `imgAlpha=140` — the image will be enlarged and will fill the entire window.

The rest of the settings are up to you.

It’s also important to know a couple of other things. ExplorerBgTool supports .png and .jpg image formats. If there is anything else in the folder, File Explorer will crash upon opening.

To restart it after a crash, hold the ESC key and open File Explorer. This will allow it to launch without a background image.

After saving the settings file, run the `Register.cmd` file as an administrator and simply open a new File Explorer window. If everything is done correctly, you’ll see the image in the background.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/09/image-3.png)

To remove ExplorerBgTool, you need to run the `Uninstall.cmd` file.

[Try ExplorerBgTool](https://github.com/Maplespe/explorerTool)