Cambiar fondo de pantalla de escritorio usando código in.NET

Basándome en esta útil respuesta, también he creado mi propia aplicación para establecer la resolución de pantalla coincidente con el fondo de pantalla.

Pero la configuración del registro estaba equivocada. Aquí están los valores correctos (probados en Win 7, Win 8.1, Win 10).

if (style == Style.Fill)
{
    key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 10.ToString());
    key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
}
if (style == Style.Fit)
{
    key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 6.ToString());
    key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
}
if (style == Style.Span) // Windows 8 or newer only!
{
    key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 22.ToString());
    key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
}
if (style == Style.Stretch)
{
    key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 2.ToString());
    key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
}
if (style == Style.Tile)
{
    key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 0.ToString());
    key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 1.ToString());
}
if (style == Style.Center)
{
    key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 0.ToString());
    key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
}

Ajustando la respuesta de Neal N para Gifs:

private const int SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20;
private const int SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = 0x01;
private const int SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE = 0x02;

[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern int SystemParametersInfo(int uAction, int uParam, string lpvParam, int fuWinIni);

public enum Style : int
{
    Tiled,
    Centered,
    Stretched
}

/// <summary>
/// Loops numFrames times, animating the desktop background as the given gif.
/// Remember this will sorta bog down your computer, and probably isn't best to be running 24/7.
/// If numFrames is negative this will loop forever
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gifPath">The gif to be animated</param>
/// <param name="transparencyReplace">If the gif has transparency, it will be "replaced" with this color.</param>
/// <param name="framesPerSecond">How many frames to play per second. This is a max: most likely it will be a little slower than this especially at first.</param>
/// <param name="style">Whether to tile, center, or stretch each gif frame as it's played.</param>
/// <param name="numFrames">The number of frames to play. If negative, this method will loop forever.</param>
public static void SetDesktopBackgroundAsGifAsync(string gifPath, System.Drawing.Color transparencyReplace, int framesPerSecond, Style style, int numFrames)
{
    Thread workerThread = new Thread(() => SetDesktopBackgroundAsGif(gifPath, transparencyReplace, framesPerSecond, style, numFrames));
    workerThread.Start();
}

/// <summary>
/// Loops numFrames times, animating the desktop background as the given gif.
/// Remember this will sorta bog down your computer, and probably isn't best to be running 24/7.
/// If num frames is negative this will loop forever. 
//// <summary>
/// <param name="gifPath">The gif to be animated</param>
/// <param name="backgroundImage">Image to render the gif on top of (because of transparency)</param>
/// <param name="framesPerSecond">How many frames to play per second. This is a max: most likely it will be a little slower than this.</param>
/// <param name="style">Whether to tile, center, or stretch each gif frame as it's played.</param>
/// <param name="numFrames">The number of frames to play. If negative, this method will loop forever.</param>
public static void SetDesktopBackgroundAsGifAsync(string gifPath, System.Drawing.Image backgroundImage, int framesPerSecond, Style style, int numFrames)
{
    Thread workerThread = new Thread(() => SetDesktopBackgroundAsGif(gifPath, backgroundImage, framesPerSecond, style, numFrames));
    workerThread.Start();
}

/// <summary>
/// Loops numFrames times, animating the desktop background as the given gif.
/// Remember this will sorta bog down your computer, and probably isn't best to be running 24/7. 
/// if numFrames is negative this will loop forever
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gifPath">The gif to be animated</param>
/// <param name="transparencyReplace">If the gif has transparency, it will be "replaced" with this color.</param>
/// <param name="framesPerSecond">How many frames to play per second. This is a max: most likely it will be a little slower than this.</param>
/// <param name="style">Whether to tile, center, or stretch each gif frame as it's played.</param>
/// <param name="numFrames">The number of frames to play. If negative, this method will loop forever.</param>
public static void SetDesktopBackgroundAsGif(string gifPath, System.Drawing.Color transparencyReplace, int framesPerSecond, Style style, int numFrames)
{
    if (!File.Exists(gifPath))
        throw new Exception("Given gif: '" + gifPath + "' not found");

    FileStream gifFile = new FileStream(gifPath, FileMode.Open);

    GifBitmapDecoder gifDecoder = new GifBitmapDecoder(gifFile, BitmapCreateOptions.PreservePixelFormat, BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);

    if (gifDecoder.Frames.Count == 0)
        throw new Exception("No frames in given gif");

    Bitmap backgroundImage = new Bitmap(gifDecoder.Frames[0].PixelWidth, gifDecoder.Frames[0].PixelHeight, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);

    using(Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(backgroundImage))
    {
        g.FillRectangle(new System.Drawing.SolidBrush(transparencyReplace), 0, 0, gifDecoder.Frames[0].PixelWidth, gifDecoder.Frames[0].PixelHeight);
    }

    gifFile.Close();

    SetDesktopBackgroundAsGif(gifPath, backgroundImage, framesPerSecond, style, numFrames);
}

/// <summary>
/// Loops infinitely, animating the desktop background as the given gif.
/// Remember this will sorta bog down your computer, and probably isn't best to be running 24/7. 
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gifPath">The gif to be animated</param>
/// <param name="backgroundImage">Image to render the gif on top of (because of transparency)</param>
/// <param name="framesPerSecond">How many frames to play per second. This is a max: most likely it will be a little slower than this.</param>
/// <param name="style">Whether to tile, center, or stretch each gif frame as it's played.</param>
/// <param name="numFrames">The number of frames to play. If negative, this method will loop forever.</param>
private static void SetDesktopBackgroundAsGif(string gifPath, System.Drawing.Image backgroundImage, int framesPerSecond, Style style, int numFrames)
{
    if (!File.Exists(gifPath))
        throw new Exception("Given gif: '" + gifPath + "' not found");

    FileStream gifFile = new FileStream(gifPath, FileMode.Open);

    GifBitmapDecoder gifDecoder = new GifBitmapDecoder(gifFile, BitmapCreateOptions.PreservePixelFormat, BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);

    if (gifDecoder.Frames.Count == 0)
        throw new Exception("No frames in given gif");

    Console.WriteLine("Saving frames to temporary files:");

    int numFramesSoFar = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < gifDecoder.Frames.Count; i++)
    {
        BitmapFrame gifFrame = gifDecoder.Frames[i];
        PngBitmapEncoder pngEncoder = new PngBitmapEncoder();
        pngEncoder.Frames.Add(gifFrame);
        MemoryStream pngStream = new MemoryStream();
        pngEncoder.Save(pngStream);
        Image frameImage = Image.FromStream(pngStream);
        Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(frameImage.Width, frameImage.Height, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
        using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
        {
            g.DrawImage(backgroundImage, 0, 0);
            g.DrawImageUnscaled(frameImage, 0, 0);
        }
        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), gifPath + i + ".bmp");
        bmp.Save(tempPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);

        Console.WriteLine("Saved frame " + i);

        numFramesSoFar++;

        if (numFrames >= 0 && numFramesSoFar >= numFrames) break;
    }

    Console.WriteLine("Setting frames to desktop background at about " + framesPerSecond + " FPS");

    // 1.0/... to convert to seconds per frame (instead of frames per second)
    // * 1000 to convert to milliseconds per frame
    // * 1000 to convert to microseconds per frame
    // * 10 to convert to 0.1s of microseconds per frame = 100s of nanoseconds per frame
    long ticksBetweenFrames = (long)Math.Round(1.0 / framesPerSecond) * 1000*1000*10;

    Stopwatch timer = new Stopwatch();
    timer.Start();

    numFramesSoFar = 0;

    while(numFrames < 0 || numFramesSoFar < numFrames)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < gifDecoder.Frames.Count; i++)
        {
            // Sleep until we're at the desired frame rate, if needed.
            if(ticksBetweenFrames > timer.ElapsedTicks)
                Thread.Sleep(new TimeSpan(Math.Max(0, ticksBetweenFrames - timer.ElapsedTicks)));

            timer.Restart();

            // From http://stackoverflow.com/a/1061682/2924421

            string filePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "wallpaper" + i + ".bmp");

            RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"Control Panel\Desktop", true);

            if (style == Style.Stretched)
            {
                key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 2.ToString());
                key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
            }

            if (style == Style.Centered)
            {
                key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 1.ToString());
                key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 0.ToString());
            }

            if (style == Style.Tiled)
            {
                key.SetValue(@"WallpaperStyle", 1.ToString());
                key.SetValue(@"TileWallpaper", 1.ToString());
            }

            SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER,
                0,
                filePath,
                SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE | SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE);

            numFramesSoFar++;

            if (numFrames >= 0 && numFramesSoFar >= numFrames) break;
        }
    }

    gifFile.Close();
}

También tenga en cuenta que necesita usar:

using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;

Finalmente, haga clic derecho en su Proyecto, Agregue Referencia y (en Ensamblajes y Marco) agregue el Núcleo de Presentación, Sistema.Xaml, y WindowsBase.

Luego haga clic derecho en su Proyecto y vaya a Propiedades, y asegúrese de que el marco de destino sea.Net Framework 4.5. Si cambia esto, es posible que deba reiniciar Visual Studio.