Earlier this week, we reviewed a tool named Windows 7 Folder Background Changer remove the default white background color of Windows Explorer and spice the space with a custom picture. Well the good is that Windows 7 users who are in search for a tool to change folder background color now have another tool to choose from.
The tool we are talking about is AveFolderBG. AveFolderBG isn’t just another program to change folder background in Windows 7. It’s a shell extension that integrates into Folder properties and lets you change the background from there. In other words, you need not run any tool to start changing folder background image.
Once installed, Folder Background tab appears adjust to the Customize tab when you open folder properties. It also lets you customize text color with shadow effects. To change the background of a folder, right-click on it, click Properties, switch to the Folder Background tab, click Set image button to browse to the image that you would like to appear as folder background and then click Apply button.
How to install and use AveFolderBG
Step 1: Download (download x32 & download x64) and extract the zip contents. Make sure that you are downloading the right version as the add-on is available both in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Step 2: Open the folder, right-click on Install file (.bat file) and select Run as administrator. Click Yes and then Ok for the prompt.
Step 3: You are done! To change the background of a folder, right-click on the folder, select Properties to see Folder Background tab.
If you often customize your Windows 7 Folder background, then this is the perfect tool as you can now change the background without running any tool. We have tested tit on Windows 7 Ultimate x86 and it works great. Note that the zip pack also comes with uninstall file so that you can uninstall it any time.
AveFolderBG is simply fantastic compared to other utilities as it integrates into the Windows shell to give you a quick access.
marni says
Correction! Post-reboot it worked/works fine. Be nice if app could color-harmonize [or at least match luminance] of rest of window, but the longer one uses windows the more grateful one is that one can get anything to work! :(
sednamoon says
I had a similar problem with some folders not able to set an image background. Examing the ‘desktop.ini’ file in the troublesome folders had a few extra settings (unknown what they control) compared to those folders that were OK.
The simplest way I found was to re-create another folder then move the file contents of the original folder into the new folder. Don’t copy/move any ‘desktop.ini’ files even in any nested folders that are also giving trouble.
Delete the original folder after confirming all the files have been successfully moved, then delete the old folder. Rename the new folder to the old folder name. Empty the recycle bin to make sure the old folder doesn’t get accidentally restored (optional).
Windows 7 x64.
David.
ayn says
i wouldn’t work on my pc..after i installed it, the image won’t appear..i have already restarted my laptop, but still the image won’t appear.why is that so?