Unable to change my wallpaper after W10 reset Solved

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I don't know where to post my topic so I'm putting it here  Hello,  Following a reset of my PC due to some issues, I can no longer change my wallpaper. I’ve tried every method that Windows offers and nothing works: right-click desktop > personalize / right-click image > set as desktop background, etc.… Nothing helps, I can only set solid colors from Windows. However, I can change my lock screen wallpaper. I then did some research and noticed that I have a problem with regedit:  In: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop, I don’t have the ActiveDesktop subfolder at the end and therefore don’t have the NoChangingWallPaper key that it is supposed to contain  In: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Personalization, I have a key AllowPersonalization set to 1 that I cannot change to 0 because I don’t have permission and cannot grant it to myself   In: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop, everything was set to 0 by default so it seems OK  I don’t know if ActiveDesktop is related to the Windows activation key but I do have one   If I’m looking this far it’s because all the basic solutions to my problem haven’t worked :(  I’ve explained everything now, I’m counting on you to help me ;). See you soon

pistouri · Accepted Answer

Hello,  1- Go to Control Panel (with the view set to "small icons") Then "Ease of Access => Make the computer easier to see" Scroll down to the section "Make the items on the screen easier to see" Check that the box "Remove background images (where available)" is unchecked. If it is not, uncheck it and then Apply and OK   2-  Go to Settings then click on the Ease of Access box Click on the line → Display In the right window scroll to the bottom. Enable if it is not → Show the desktop background    3- Try putting a theme as a background instead of an image. If that doesn’t work. In the search bar or keyboard key Windows + R copy/paste:  %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\ Then OK Right-click on the file TranscodedWallpaper.jpg, then click Rename Replace the file name with → TranscodedWallpaper.old (just add .old at the end)  → → →   By the way, you have a folder → CachedFiles It is the cache of your wallpaper image if present. Close the window. Try putting a background image again.  4- Run Malwarebytes After the scan, delete the quarantine if any items are found. Restart the PC. Uninstall Malwarebytes. Try again.  5- Clean the desktop background images with One-Click Registry Hack Download to the Desktop RemoveBackgroundHistoryImages It is an archive to extract with WinRAR trial version or with 7-Zip Right-click on the archive then Extract to →RemoveBackgroundHistoryImages  Open the newly created folder and run →RemoveBackgroundHistoryImages  If you want, you can right-click then →Merge  Restart the PC. Try again to set a background image.  6- If you have a Microsoft account, switch to a local account. Settings → Accounts → Your info. Select → Sign in with a local account instead.  7- Create another user account and check if the problem is resolved.  A+  -- pistouri

pistouri · Answer

Hello,  The reset modified a setting but we don't know which one.  Start by giving the version of your Windows 10 Pro. Press the keyboard key Windows + R and then type in Run → winver  We can't see Cortana or the magnifying glass on the taskbar in your screenshot? Right-click on the taskbar Cortana → Show. Or with version 1903 right-click on the taskbar → Search → Show search icon  1- Check that tablet mode is not enabled. Look at this tutorial  2- Repair the system files. In Cortana or the magnifying glass (if you added it) type → cmd Right-click on Command Prompt → Run as administrator  Copy/paste:  DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth  Then press Enter.  When it's finished, copy/paste   sfc /scannow  Then press Enter When it's finished close the cmd window or type exit Restart the PC Try the wallpaper again  For the registry lines: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop  I don't have a registry key → AllowPersonalization     Make sure your drivers are up to date Especially the graphics card driver Perform a detection with My Drivers Check certified drivers, uncheck beta version, validate everything Then see if a graphics driver is offered  A+  pistouri

zKirua · Answer

- Version 1903 - I removed the search bar and the magnifying glass on purpose because I find it ugly and unnecessary ;)  1-  Tablet mode was already disabled  2- Okay, that's good  3- AllowPersonalization is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Personalization  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop  my values were set to 0, so I changed it to 1 like you  4- I just downloaded the latest graphics driver  5- Once sfc /scannow is done, I'll restart and let you know

pistouri · Answer

1- Try with another image. Take one at random from the internet or from an external source if you have saved your images, then copy/paste it to the Desktop (no drag and drop). Make sure the image is in JPEG format (.jpg)  2- Look and go to This PC then to Local Disk (C). Do you see a Windows.old folder? This is following the reset. Open it, go to User, then your username and then images if you see this folder.   3- Did you have an antivirus before performing the reset other than Windows Defender? This could have destabilized some settings.  4- If that doesn't work, we'll try to create a NoChangingWallpaper registry key. First, you need to create a restore point.  Then go to this registry key:  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop  Click on ActiveDesktop In the right pane, right-click then New DWORD 32-bit Value Name it → NoChangingWallpaper Value data → 0 Close the registry and restart. Try to set a photo as the desktop background.   If this fails, delete the registry key NoChangingWallpaper  See you later

zKirua · Answer

Hello,  Nothing works except the last step with the local account. Does that mean I have to stick with this one?

pistouri · Answer

You can stay with the local account, I would even say it's preferable. The Microsoft account will be useful if you use the Windows Store for games or to get applications. Happy for you, I didn't think the local account would solve your problem since it's not suggested anywhere, I deduced it and it's a bit by chance that I proposed it.  Info: You should check your Microsoft account here Check your security information the source As well as the Administrator rights   You can mark the discussion as resolved.  Best of luck. Have a nice day. -- pistouri

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