On the next screen, change High Contrast Black to None. In the right-pane, scroll down and click on High Contrast Settings link.Ģ. Go to Settings > Personalization > click on Colors in the left pane. Right-click on the image and click on Set as Desktop Background in the contextual menu. Open File Explorer and Navigate to Pictures or any other Folder or Location where an image that you want to save as Desktop Background is located.Ģ. Replace Black Desktop Background With PictureĪ quick way to get rid of black desktop background in Windows 10 is to replace the Black Desktop Background with any Pictures available on your computer.ġ. Once Slideshow Background appears, you can switch back to your original Colour or Picture Background. In the right-pane, change the Background type from Color/Picture to Slideshow.Ģ. Go to Settings > Personalization > click on Background in the left-pane. Sometimes the simple act of switching to a different background type can fix the problem of Black Desktop background in Windows 10.ġ. Restart your computer and see if its usual Desktop Background has returned back. In the right-pane, make sure that Show Windows Background option is enabled.Ģ. Go to Settings > Ease of Access > click on Other Options in the left-pane. Enable Show Windows Background Optionįollow the steps below to make sure that “Show Windows Background” option is enabled on your computer.ġ. Luckily, the occurrence of Black Desktop Background in Windows 10 is quite rare and it can be fixed using any of the following methods.

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