Scheduling Wallpaper Changes

When you've created multiple wallpaper profiles, you can associate them with monitor profiles, but you can also schedule times/events for their application. Follow the directions here to schedule your wallpaper profiles.

For best use of this option, two or more Wallpaper Profiles are needed.

Confirm or Configure Multiple Wallpaper Profiles

Right-click the DisplayFusion tray icon and click "Desktop Wallpaper." You can also access this via the Options tab in Settings.
Click the Wallpaper Profile dropdown.

If you have two or more Wallpaper Profiles, continue to the directions below. Otherwise, create additional profiles before continuing.

Configure the Task Scheduler

On your computer, open the Windows Task Scheduler.
Click "Task Scheduler Library" in the left pane, then "Create Basic Task..." in the right pane.
In the wizard, enter a name for the task (For example: "DisplayFusion - Load Profile - Work"), then click "Next."

Select when you want the task to run, then click "Next." (For example: If you want to load the Sunrise profile every morning, choose "Daily.")
Choose the time you want the task to run, then click "Next." (For example: 8:40AM)

Other options will alter or remove this step.
In the Action step, choose "Start a program," then click "Next."

In the "Program/Script" text box, enter the full path to DisplayFusionCommand.exe. (For example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\DisplayFusion\DisplayFusionCommand.exe")
In the "Add arguments" text box, enter
```
-wallpaperloadprofile "Profile Name"
```
then click "Next." (For example: "
```
-wallpaperloadprofile "Work"
```
")
Review your settings, then click "Finish."

To schedule additional Wallpaper Profiles, repeat the steps above. To schedule a Wallpaper Profile at random, see this guide: Randomly Load a Wallpaper Profile

Jul 13, 2015 (modified Aug 15, 2022) • #1

Garrett Carson1

1 discussion post

I tried this method with the settings > windows logon > "Use the current Desktop Wallpaper image for the Logon Background" checkbox checked. It does not update.

Jan 13, 2017 • #2

@Garrett: I was able to reproduce that here and have added it to our list to fix up. Thanks!

Jan 13, 2017 • #3

tysk_dt

1 discussion post

Using Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621
This does not work here. The task scheduler gives me error code 0x800702E4 (needs elevation)
However I'm doing this from my admin account, and the box "Run with highest privileges" is also ticked.
Tried to run the scheduler with admin rights, did not work either. Any help?

E: Sorry, dumb mistake! Used the DisplayFusion.exe instead of DisplayFusionCommand.exe
Works perfectly now.

Sep 20, 2023 (modified Sep 20, 2023) • #4

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