Windows 10: Can't Change Desktop Wallpaper

Discus and support Can't Change Desktop Wallpaper in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I had this problem. What ever I did, nothing worked. Changes in the Settings didn't stick. Then I right clicked an image and chose it as a background... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by cheezz, Oct 2, 2014.

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  1. TRESFJORDING
    Tresfjording Win User

    Can't Change Desktop Wallpaper


    I had this problem. What ever I did, nothing worked. Changes in the Settings didn't stick. Then I right clicked an image and chose it as a background image. After that it all works fine in the Settings too. Can't Change Desktop Wallpaper :)
     
    Tresfjording, Feb 21, 2016
    #16
  2. THUCKSTEP
    thuckstep Win User

    This tip helped, in that it got me to a place in Personalization that looked a lot more like the Win 7 interface. Anyway, when I changed the Picture Location from Solid Colors to My Pictures, that got me into my picture files. There I had to right-click on a photo and select Set for Monitor 1 or Set for Monitor 2 because I have two monitors. After doing that, the background changed to the desired photo and I was all set!
     
    thuckstep, Jul 7, 2016
    #17
  3. MOURAVI
    Mouravi Win User
    Mouravi, Jul 18, 2016
    #18
  4. PARTHGIRI
    ParthGiri Win User

    Can't Change Desktop Wallpaper

    i can't change my wallpaper. I tried above all things....
     
    ParthGiri, Jan 14, 2017
    #19
  5. TAIRIKUOKAMI
    TairikuOkami Win User
    Run CMD as admin and copy/paste:

    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "ForceActiveDesktopOn" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoActiveDesktop" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoActiveDesktopChanges" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
    reg delete "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v "Wallpaper" /f
    taskkill /im explorer.exe /f & explorer.exe
     
    TairikuOkami, Jan 14, 2017
    #20
  6. PARTHGIRI
    ParthGiri Win User
    ParthGiri, Jan 14, 2017
    #21
  7. PARTHGIRI
    ParthGiri Win User
    Okay.. After Updating last update i can change my wallpaper by Personalization..
     
    ParthGiri, Apr 5, 2018
    #22
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