How to configure desktop wallpaper in a reference image

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1. Open the unattend.xml file by opening it in Windows SIM from the OS Info tab of your deployment task sequence. 

2. Add the Themes component found under Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup to the “7 oobeSystem” pass. 

3. Configure the “DesktopBackground” property in the Themes component with the desired path, for example %WINDIR%\Web\Wallpaper\MyWallpaper.jpg.

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