Desktop Background - Allow or Prevent Changing

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  1. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Hello Randun,

    Here's a few more things to check to hopefully help. :)

    Normally you would delete the NoChangingWallPaper DWROD, but 0 should work as well.

    Check in the registry location below to make sure that there is not an ActiveDesktop desktop key there.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
    Make sure that your Windows is activated. If it's not, and goes past it's trial period, you will get a black screen like this as well.
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  2. Posts : 43
    Windows 7 Home Ultimate 64-bit
       #11

    Brink said:
    Hello Randun,

    Here's a few more things to check to hopefully help. :)

    Normally you would delete the NoChangingWallPaper DWROD, but 0 should work as well.

    Check in the registry location below to make sure that there is not an ActiveDesktop desktop key there.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
    Make sure that your Windows is activated. If it's not, and goes past it's trial period, you will get a black screen like this as well.
    I picked up the first tweak from another forum & 0 didn't have any effect.

    No ActiveDesktop at the specified registry entry.

    My version of Windows (7 Ultimate) is verified as "activated".

    I did look under Themes under the same registry entry & CurrentValue was set to C:/... as My Themes. I backed up the registry then changed the entry to (current value empty). I haven't rebooted yet so I'll have to come back & report on it.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 43
    Windows 7 Home Ultimate 64-bit
       #12

    randun said:
    Brink said:
    Hello Randun,

    Here's a few more things to check to hopefully help. :)

    Normally you would delete the NoChangingWallPaper DWROD, but 0 should work as well.

    Check in the registry location below to make sure that there is not an ActiveDesktop desktop key there.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
    Make sure that your Windows is activated. If it's not, and goes past it's trial period, you will get a black screen like this as well.
    I picked up the first tweak from another forum & 0 didn't have any effect.

    No ActiveDesktop at the specified registry entry.

    My version of Windows (7 Ultimate) is verified as "activated".

    I did look under Themes under the same registry entry & CurrentValue was set to C:/... as My Themes. I backed up the registry then changed the entry to (current value empty). I haven't rebooted yet so I'll have to come back & report on it.
    Well, I tried all of your suggested fixes along with numerous others & I've had it. I'm not about to perform a System Repair so I'm downloading a trial version of WindowBlinds to see if it'll work.
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 10
       #13

    THANKS!!


    Seriously been trying to fix no changing the background for several hours. Tried the Ease of Access, Registry, and Gsedit.msc. None worked! Option One in this thread worked like magic!!!:):):):)

    I made an account on this only because you helped out so much. I'll tell all my friends having trouble with windows to check this site out.
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  5. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #14

    I'm glad it could help Deltron, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)
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