My desktop background changing option has vanished from display properties.Help?

Question

In my desktop properties, the desktop changing option is vanished.Right click on pictures does not work.Please help!

This isn't just a case of Right click on the desktop go to properties etc. This is what i used to do until in my properties the Desktop background tab has vanished. Please help

Answer 1

sometimes this can occur after malware has infected a system - sometimes the removal of malware doesn't clear up the side effects

Here is a cure-all fix from a legitimate tech site

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/38/1/Restore-missing-tabs-to-the-Display-properties-dialog.html



basically, scroll down the page and find "showalldisplaytabs.vbs"

under attachments; right click and save to your desktop



double click the vbs script to run; hopefully it should restore your desktop properties

Answer 2

Is this a work computer? If so, then that is something that the administrator can disable by giving you a default roaming profile. If its your personal computer, I would fear that you have some sort of spyware, grayware or virus causing this. See if you can get to the option by going to the control panel and clicking on the display properties icon. If not, then make sure you do a full scan with Ad Aware or Spyware Doctor and make sure you are spyware free. Make sure your virus definitions are up to date and conduct a full scan as well. Even if you find the problem, your setting might not return. Run gpedit.msc from the start menu's run option. Under "User Configuration," expand "Administrative Templates." Next, expand "Control Panel," then click "Display." On the right hand side make sure all of them are set to "Not Configured." If they are, go ahead and set the "Prevent Changing Wallpaper" option to Disabled. Good Luck

Answer 3

Start

Run type “mmc” (without quotes)

File Add/Remove snapin

click the Add button

select Group Policy

click Add

click Finish

click Close

click OK

expand Local Computer Policies

expand User Configuration

Administrative Templates

WindowsComponents

Windows Explorer and disable "Turn on Classic Shell".

Answer 4

It is due to the Group Policy Editor setting.

Goto start => run and then type there 'gpedit.msc'.



It should show you the Group Policy Editor.



Goto User Configuration => Administrative Templates => Windows => components => Windows Explorer.



There double click on 'Turn on classic shell'.

Set the radio button to 'Not Configured' then click OK.



Now you can see the desktop tab.