Change desktop background Windows 10 disabled by administrator
How To: Fix Unable to Change Desktop WallpaperApplies to: Windows XP Show SymptomsYou are unable to change the Windows desktop background (wallpaper). The Background list in Display Properties, Desktop is grayed out (disabled). If you right-click a picture and click "Set as Desktop Background", it has no effect. CauseThe ability to change the background color or picture from a default setting can be disabled using a policy setting stored in the Windows Registry. This may have been set by the system administrator in the case of a company PC. If the facility to change the desktop wallpaper is disabled in a home PC then this is usually the result of some malware that has changed the policy setting maliciously. SolutionUsing the Registry EditorCarry out the following steps:
These steps should restore the ability to change the desktop wallpaper in the majority of cases. Using a registry edit fileThis is a simpler way to perform the steps described above.
Further things to tryIf the above steps do not resolve the issue, here are some further things to try:
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