Black Screen Wallpaper bug

mrgolfr

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On Windows 8.1 whenever I change the wallpaper from Personalisation,when I close the window,the wallppaper goes all black,though the wallpaper appears on the Desktop tile on the start screen. I know you can fix this by enabling Desktop Icons,but is there any permanent fixes for this bug?

Some of my system Specs:

PC Manufacturer: Lenovo
PC Model: Thinkpad Edge E450
OS: Windows 8.1
CPU: Intel Core i5-5200U
RAM: 2x4GB (8GB)
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 5500
AMD Radeon R7 M260



Update
Refresh does not fix it

Update 06/04/15(DD/MM/YY)
Windows 10 TP Build 10041 also has this problem on my computer
On my old laptop(Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 11) the wallpaper also disappears

Update 09/04/15
On another desktop I have vhd booted Windows 10 Build 10041 and the wallpaper also disappears
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad E450
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-5200U
    Memory
    1x8GB (8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 and AMD Radeon R7 M260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZ7TE128HMGR-00L1 128GB SATA 3 SSD
    PSU
    47Wh Prismatic Battery
    Keyboard
    Lenovo Thinkpad Accutype Spill-Resistant
    Mouse
    Logitech M105
    Internet Speed
    ~400kB MAX
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I had this problem too and worked on a solution with Brink. go to this post and read through.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Could anyone help???
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad E450
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-5200U
    Memory
    1x8GB (8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 and AMD Radeon R7 M260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZ7TE128HMGR-00L1 128GB SATA 3 SSD
    PSU
    47Wh Prismatic Battery
    Keyboard
    Lenovo Thinkpad Accutype Spill-Resistant
    Mouse
    Logitech M105
    Internet Speed
    ~400kB MAX
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
If you went to the link I posted above in read through, you have these choices:

What I did-
What I did was:

  1. Go to C:\windows\web\wallpaper\windows\ and created a new folder, and called it "My Backgrounds".
  2. Then I opened a second explorer.exe, using check boxes, checked the pictures I wanted to copy/import.
  3. Then sent them to my newly created folder.

Now when I change the image, I don't have to manually refresh.

What Brink showed me, and I still have to use, if I use something other than the above folder(for example Pictures Library)

Hmm, something is not refreshing explorer to apply your changes.

The SFC scan may help. For now, you could add restart explorer to your context menu if you like to make it easier to restart explorer as needed instead of changing the background twice.

Explorer - Add "Restart Explorer" to Desktop Context Menu - Windows 7 Help Forums
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
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