Windows 10: Selected folder for background images displays no files

Discus and support Selected folder for background images displays no files in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Greetings -I've been using the slideshow option for my desktop background for several years now and it has worked pretty well. Yesterday the slideshow... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Greg Kastanek, Dec 5, 2024.

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    Selected folder for background images displays no files


    Greetings -I've been using the slideshow option for my desktop background for several years now and it has worked pretty well. Yesterday the slideshow stopped working - now the same images dual monitor setup are always displayed and never change they had been set to change every hour. So I go to Settings > Personalization > Background and click the Browse button to choose a picture album. In the Select Folder window that pops up the path to my background images is correct but the file pane displays "No items match your search." If I navigate to other subfolders of the Pictures fo

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