Windows 10: windows desktop background is turning black

recently I had a problem where when I left click and highlight it would turn black or when I highlight and icon it would turn black or sometimes the whole background would turn back every like 5 minutes, after coming here to ask what was wrong I ran a virus scan on Windows defender but nothing was detected, I tried a bunch of things to fix it but then it turned out that my GeForce Experience drivers were out of date and when I updated them it fixed, it went like around a week without turning black again, but then like around 1 or 2 days ago I was on my computer and I opened OBS and my computer did a bit of a freeze and the whole background turned black and I got worried that the problem was back, so I reset my PC and it didn't come back, but then again today all of a sudden my computer froze a bit I opened Chrome and went on YouTube right after my PC booted up and my Discord and Spotify were opening up so I guess that's why and the whole background turned black again, I'm worried that this is result of a virus but I'm super paranoid about viruses so I don't download things that I don't know I just want to know if this is a simple bug and it coincidentally happened twice, previously on this computer it happened maybe like 2 or three times in like 4 or 5 months so I assumed it was just a bug then I fully reset my PC but after the reset it's happened like 2 or 3 times before the incident where it kept coming back, then it kept coming back so I updated my graphics card drivers and now it happened twice in the span of 2 or 3 days but it's freezing a bit and turning the whole desktop background black, I heard this is very common and to my knowledge probably not a result of a virus but I just want to get a professional opinion because I'm not very good with these things

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Desktop background gone black after a few minutes of use on laptop.

Hello,

Desktop background and taskbar going black could be due to software conflicts.

We would like to know some information to better assist you with your concern:

• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Did you get any error messages or error codes?

In the meantime, we suggest that you try to check if the "Show Windows Background" option is turned on. Follow the steps below:

• Open Settings in the Start menu.
• Go to Ease of Access, then on the left side, click
  Other options.
• Turn on Show Windows Background and check if it works.

We will wait for your reply.

 

Problem with desktop background changing

Hi, I don't know which fixes you've tried - usually that means people suggesting things leading to the response 'tried it, it doesn't work'.

Anyway...
Make sure this isn't set:
Turn On or Off Desktop Background Image in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

Try the equivalent of
Black Desktop Background Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

Make sure sync isn't affecting it (option 5)
Change Desktop Background in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

See
Fix Desktop turns black in Windows 10 - Winaero

Do you have any 3rd party wallpaper change program?

Do you have a theme with black wallpaper that might be being applied?

 

Slideshow as desktop background.

Hi Marilyn,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps.

• Press Windows Logo Key + I. Then click on Personalization.
• Click on Background to change it.

For reference:

Change desktop background and colors



Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.