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Solved Desktop background image disappeared
All of sudden my wifes desktop background disappeared and it became solid black.
The chosen image still appears on the desktop tile tho the actual desktop is solid black
Solid black can be changed to a different color
Attempts to change image only affects the desktop tile on start screen
OS
8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i7-3770K
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
17" 24"
Hard Drives
1 TB WD
PSU
550w
Post a screenshot for getting quicker help.
OS
Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
Motherboard
Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
Memory
Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
Screen Resolution
Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
AMD K140
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD K140
Package Socket FT1 BGA
Technology 40nm
Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Family F
Extended Family 14
Model 2
Extended Model 2
Stepping 0
Revision ON-C0
Instruction
Browser
Opera 24.0
Antivirus
Avast Internet Security
Desktop tile on start screen
Actual desktop because no image appears (can change to different solid color)
image that should appear on desktop
OS
8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i7-3770K
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
17" 24"
Hard Drives
1 TB WD
PSU
550w
OK.
Can you locate the picture & right click it & choose set as desktop background?
OS
Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
Motherboard
Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
Memory
Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
Screen Resolution
Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
AMD K140
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD K140
Package Socket FT1 BGA
Technology 40nm
Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Family F
Extended Family 14
Model 2
Extended Model 2
Stepping 0
Revision ON-C0
Instruction
Browser
Opera 24.0
Antivirus
Avast Internet Security
tried that and it has no different effect
OS
8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i7-3770K
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
17" 24"
Hard Drives
1 TB WD
PSU
550w
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thank you Shawn.
It was the 2nd option of unchecking Remove image ...
Thank you again.
OS
8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i7-3770K
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
17" 24"
Hard Drives
1 TB WD
PSU
550w
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Perfect.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone