Solved Black Desktop Background

[zapp22]

first, just to say "Thank You" for those who contributed excellent solutions to this issue I just encountered - not on my system but one I put in for someone else. But have a question and want to compare notes please.

Did any of you who had this "black background" desktop check the Windows Error Logs for a related error?
The system I worked on today is windows 7 professional, activated, etc but it had a few common malwares. After cleaning it up the Desktop was black though the Themes were still invoked. I tried messing with Personalization settings and best I could tell, no AERO scheme will work. Basic [Like Windows 7 Classic] do work. When I checked Error logs [system] there was a related message basically saying that Themes is dependent on a service that was not marked correctly. I could not find/understand what it was telling me and failed to get it going.

Any of you seen the same thing? Everything else on the system looks ok.

 

[Kazooo]

Thanks

Thanks man for the easy fix!

 

[bmonte999]

Thanks. It solved my solid black background (wallpaper) problem in my new Windows 10 update.

 

[Windymiller]

Hunting for a solution but found an easy one myself that worked for me. Go to Control Panel then to Personalization. I simply had to click on the Basic blue windows background to get that back.