Black Screen for wallpaper on desktop

[valenfine]

I've owned my HP Stream 13 for more than a year now, but since I've opened it from the box and and attempted to change my desktop wallpaper from the defaults, it has only been just plain, solid black. All I want to do is put a wallpaper on that I might enjoy that isn't just this dull plain background or one of the ones that came prepackaged with the netbook.

Any help would be appreciated since any potential solutions I've tried have not helped. I do keep my OS updated and I'm careful with what I do online, in addition to regularly cleaning and checking for viruses and malware.

My screen looks like below, although I've edited out my shortcuts since they're all personal files (and the Recycle Bin).

[SDF15 · Accepted solution]

Hello @valenfine,

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I read your post about the issue with the wallpaper, and wanted to assist you!

First, try reviewing the following information, and let me know how it goes:

Open Control Panel and select ‘Ease of Access’ Center. Then, click on ‘Optimize Visual display’ link. Scroll down until you find ‘Make the computer easier to see’ section. Once found, make sure that Remove background images (where available) is unchecked. Save, Apply, Exit.

Source: Fail To Change Desktop/Start Background/Theme/Wallpaper

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Have a great day!

[valenfine]

I would give you one thousand thumbs up if I could! I'm pretty new to 8/8.1 and I didn't even realize I could do anything like this.

Thanks for making my laptop a little better looking! :^)