Windows 10: Can't change desktop background

Hi,

I am using Win X Pro. I just noticed that I could not change the desktop background. It says "Some settings are managed by your organisation". I am the only one using this PC and there is no other account. I can change the colours, lock screen and themes.

Any ideas?

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I cannot change back the desktop background to a picture background.

<Original title: Can't change background>

I cannot change back the desktop background to a picture background. I tried other method on the internet but it's still not working

can you help me?

solutions are appreciated

 

Windows won't keep my background. I want my laptop to have one background and my desktop to have a different one.

Hello,

this is a relatively simple problem but I can't find a solution for it. Basically, I have a desktop and a laptop, of which I want to have their own unique backgrounds, but whenever I change the background on one it changes it on the other. I want my laptop
to have one background and my desktop to have a different one.

 

I had a similar problem when I upgraded from Windows 8.1. I could not change the picture on the lock screen but could change any of the others. My laptop with the upgrade could change all without problems. I decided to do a clean install of Windows 10 and that worked for me. I could not find any way to fix it before that *Sad
wishing you luck there.

cheers

 

Hope this helps

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...-a.html?filter[1]=Appearance%20Personalize

edit, links misbehaving, its in the tutorials

 

Does not work. Tried option 5, nothing is changing. I disabled all sorts of settings under the privacy setting. Maybe that caused it?

 

hello,everyone
if other options did not help, I had this same problem.

please try settings>ease of access>other options>visual options as title then simply turn on "show windows background"..

this option has helped with showing my background pictures I hope this can help everyone else aswell thank you for reading

 

Had the same problem - "Some settings are managed by your organisation" but none of the fixes posted here worked.
I found a solution that worked for me :-

Run regedit and navigate to :-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]

right click 'NoChangingWallpaper' and change the value to "1"

Click "OK"

I know this is an old post but I recently installed Windows 10 and this problem still exists.

 

Hello, 'Some settings are managed...' is an unhelpful and obscure choice of message by MS.

Yes, changing privacy settings can easily cause this to appear, and it can be hard to remove.

I suggest:
Try downloading and installing one or if necessary both of these free programs, designed to stop Windows phoning home. The idea though is to use their 'Reset to default' (or similar) options to reset the settings.

O&O shutup
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I've found this helpful, but it doesn't solve all cases.

Note: strongly recommend enabling System Restore and setting a daily scheduled task to create a restore point.
Also use disk imaging (strongly recommended here) so you can restore yuor PC to a previously working state in a short time without tech. help. E.g. Macrium Reflect (free) + boot disk + external storage