diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WallpaperPathRetrieval.cs b/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WallpaperPathRetrieval.cs
index aa41c9998..57c1bbe8d 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WallpaperPathRetrieval.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WallpaperPathRetrieval.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ public static class WallpaperPathRetrieval
             // Set DecodePixelWidth and DecodePixelHeight to resize the image while preserving aspect ratio
             var bitmap = new BitmapImage();
             bitmap.BeginInit();
+            bitmap.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;  // Use OnLoaded to ensure the wallpaper file is not locked
             bitmap.UriSource = new Uri(wallpaperPath);
+            bitmap.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.IgnoreColorProfile;
             bitmap.DecodePixelWidth = decodedPixelWidth;
             bitmap.DecodePixelHeight = decodedPixelHeight;
             bitmap.EndInit();