Open current wallpaper in windows8

open_current_wallpaper_windows.vbs

Set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' change to TranscodedImageCache_001 for second monitor and so on
openWallpaper("HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\TranscodedImageCache_000")

function openWallpaper(regKey) 
  arr = Shell.RegRead(regKey)
  a=arr
  fullPath = ""
  consequtiveZeroes = 0

  For I = 24 To Ubound(arr)
    if consequtiveZeroes > 1 then
      exit for
    end if

    a(I) = Cint(arr(I))

    if a(I) > 1 then
      fullPath = fullPath & Chr(a(I))
      consequtiveZeroes = 0
    else
      consequtiveZeroes = consequtiveZeroes + 1
    end if
  Next

  Shell.run Chr(34) & fullPath & Chr(34)
end function

Wscript.Quit

Please feel free to use my slightly different wallpaper script. This one opens the folder and highlights the image.

What are the odds this was exactly what i was looking for and you just posted it 19 days ago?

Thank you!

The odds are 100%. :)

Same line of thought reused in this Autohotkey script:

https://gist.github.com/raveren/bac5196d2063665d2154

look for WIN+W