Displaying wallpaper when desktop is locked in Windows 7

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Published on 2010-02-27T04:58:34Z Indexed on 2010/05/04 22:08 UTC
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is it possible to lock the desktop in Windows 7 and have it continue to display your desktop wallpaper rather than the default Win7 locked-workstation screen?

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