Desktop wallpaper changed on reboot.

Kol12 · Jan 15, 2022

This has happened to me two or three times now. After a reboot (sometimes cold boot) my desktop wallpaper is set back to the last wallpaper image I set before the current one.

Has this happened to anyone before? It is not happening regularly but only once so often which strikes me as odd.

The-Hive · Jan 15, 2022

I don't know if this will help at all:

Windows desktop background changes by itself automatically

If your Desktop Wallpaper changes automatically by itself in Windows 11/10, here are a few things you need to look at to fix the problem. Take a look at your Slideshow settings, Windows sync settings as well as Personalization settings.

www.thewindowsclub.com

glasskuter · Jan 15, 2022

Certain Windows updates messed mine up early on, but it hasn't happened since I started using a custom theme.

The-Hive · Jan 15, 2022

Good To Know @glasskuter I have always used a custom theme and never had the problem

Kol12 · Jan 16, 2022

The-Hive said:
I don't know if this will help at all:

Windows desktop background changes by itself automatically

If your Desktop Wallpaper changes automatically by itself in Windows 11/10, here are a few things you need to look at to fix the problem. Take a look at your Slideshow settings, Windows sync settings as well as Personalization settings.

www.thewindowsclub.com

My background is set to be a static picture and not a slideshow. However Power Options says slideshow is available when plugged in.

The-Hive · Jan 16, 2022

That can be changed in Control Panel>Power Options>Change When to turn off the display>change advanced pow settings

Kol12 · Jan 17, 2022

I notice in Settings/Personalization/Themes that my background says ImageGlass which is the photo viewing app I'm using. Doesn't it normally say the file name of the background image there? I wonder if ImageGlass could be causing these background changes?

The-Hive · Jan 17, 2022

There is a couple of things there, see that Image glass app has no settings for changing an image. or find to image you want to use, copy it to the Windows folder and select that image as background.

Kol12 · Jan 18, 2022

The-Hive said:
There is a couple of things there, see that Image glass app has no settings for changing an image. or find to image you want to use, copy it to the Windows folder and select that image as background.

I can't find any setting in Image Glass that would suggest it can control background image changes. I'm now wondering if it's an indexing issue as I've been having constant indexing issues with this install of Win 11....

The-Hive · Jan 18, 2022

Kol12 said:
I can't find any setting in Image Glass that would suggest it can control background image changes. I'm now wondering if it's an indexing issue as I've been having constant indexing issues with this install of Win 11....

Did you try my other suggestion about creating a separate image? Could well be an indexing issue, I have heard of a few problems with it

Kol12 · Jan 19, 2022

The-Hive said:
Did you try my other suggestion about creating a separate image? Could well be an indexing issue, I have heard of a few problems with it

I haven't yet but I think I will also try setting Microsoft photos back as the default photo viewer and see if this behavior continues or stops.