Do you have problems changing the desktop wallpaper of your Windows 10 PC?
Well here is the solution!
Changing wallpapers is easy, right?
But what if when you right-click on an image and choose Set as Wallpaper nothing changes?
And sometimes even the Settings app wont let you change the wallpaper. This is due to some issues we are going to show you how to fix in this tutorial.
This problem can be caused when having the option Remove background images enabled inEase of Access Center or because of other reasons we are going to fix in this guide.
This is the kind of message you may encounter when trying to change the Background/Wallpaper in the Settings App: *Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization.
1. Fix Black Background with Ease of Access Center
Open Start menu and search for Control Panel.
Click on Ease of Access Center.
Click on Make the computer easier to see.
Scroll down and uncheck Remove background images [where available] and click Apply then OK.
2. Fix Wallpaper in Group Policy Editor
Open Run [Windows+R] and type in gpedit.msc, click OK.
Navigate to: User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Control Panel>Personalization.
Double-click on Prevent changing desktop background.
Choose Not Configured or Disabled. Click OK button.
Changes are immediate, so you dont need to restart.
3. Disable Active Desktop in the Registry Editor
Open Run using Windows+R keyboard combination and type in regedit, click OK.
Follow this path in the Registry Editor.
Modify the value NoChangingWallpaper.
Put the value 0, click OK button.
4. Check Power Options to Fix Background SlideShow
If you have a slideshow that is not working properly this may fix the problem.
Right-click on Start and choose Power Options.
Click Additional power settings.
Click on Change plan settings.
Click on Change advanced power settings.
Go to Desktop background settings > Slide show and put in Available. Click OK.
If you are using a laptop you will see On battery and Plugged in options, set them both to Available.
5. TranscodedWallpaper File Corrupted Fix
Sometimes the file TranscodedWallpaper gets corrupted and will cause the wallpapers not to work as expected.
Open Run using Windows+R keyboard combination and enter the following path:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\Rename the file TranscodedWallpaper to TranscodedWallpaper.old.
Empty the file slideshow.ini.
This will reset the slideshow wallpaper.
I hope this tutorial helped you fix the wallpaper problem under Windows 10.
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