Wallpaper settings keep getting changed


smellhole

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Hi.

I installed a wallpaper manager from the Microsoft Store (Wallpaper Studio 10: Free), which I didn't like much so I uninstalled it.

But now my wallpaper settings keep getting switched from my usual slideshow to a static picture that it pulls from the net somewhere.

This happens even after I create a theme they way I want it. It goes back to this wallpaper setting.

Any ideas?

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 21H2
OS build 22000.318
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.318.0
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 21H1
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Digital Storm
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 3.80 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK PRIME X570-P (AM4)
    Memory
    32.0GB Dual-Channel (16-16-16-39)
    Graphics Card(s)
    4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (MSI)
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaser X G6
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    LG HDR 4K (3840x2160@60Hz
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    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    3725GB WD My Book 1230 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    7452GB WD Elements 25A3 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH16NS60 USB Device
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    Kaspersky
Things I personally would try - Reinstall the Wallpaper Studio, switch all settings back to normal, if possible, then uninstall it with Revo or Geek Uninstaller. Each is pretty good at tracking down registry entries left behind vs windows uninstallation settings...
Someone else may have a better solution but this has worked with me before.
You might also try sfc /scannow or dism tool to restore.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10 21H1, Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    roll yer own
    CPU
    i5 10600k
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590M-Plus
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB /3200 MHz
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    ASUS GTX 1650 OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S3221QS
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980NVME 500GB (Windows 10Pro), EVO870 500GB (Windows 11Pro),EVO870 1TB (Data), EVO870 500GB (Virtual Machines)
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    EVGA 500BR
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    Logi K800
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    Performance MX Master 2S
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    Like the bird chiseling onto a tablet on the Flintstones
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy 360 Convertible 15.6"
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    Ryzen5-4500U
    Memory
    I6 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP27es secondary
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial 1TB NVME
Things I personally would try - Reinstall the Wallpaper Studio, switch all settings back to normal, if possible, then uninstall it with Revo or Geek Uninstaller. Each is pretty good at tracking down registry entries left behind vs windows uninstallation settings...
Someone else may have a better solution but this has worked with me before.
You might also try sfc /scannow or dism tool to restore.

Yes, thank you. I've done just this (with the pro version of Geek) a few times now. Still no luck. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 21H1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Digital Storm
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 3.80 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK PRIME X570-P (AM4)
    Memory
    32.0GB Dual-Channel (16-16-16-39)
    Graphics Card(s)
    4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (MSI)
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaser X G6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG HDR 4K (3840x2160@60Hz
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    931GB Crucial CT1000P1SSD8
    931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    3725GB WD My Book 1230 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    7452GB WD Elements 25A3 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH16NS60 USB Device
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
What about app permissions, startup apps, privacy settings, apps that can access the internet...? I know you uninstalled it, but obviously there is a trace somewhere.
Folders where themes or themepack files are stored. Appdata folders, program files. System restore point. ( I don't think an 'upgrade repair install' would touch these files) I looked up this app's permissions and it does require internet permission.

Of course you may have tried all of these already as well, and things I haven't mentioned. If so, I'm sorry just throwing out ideas
I'm sure there's a regedit wizard on here that may be able to point you in a better direction.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10 21H1, Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    roll yer own
    CPU
    i5 10600k
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590M-Plus
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB /3200 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1650 OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S3221QS
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980NVME 500GB (Windows 10Pro), EVO870 500GB (Windows 11Pro),EVO870 1TB (Data), EVO870 500GB (Virtual Machines)
    PSU
    EVGA 500BR
    Case
    Thermaltake Versa H18
    Cooling
    BeQuiet Dark Rock 4
    Keyboard
    Logi K800
    Mouse
    Performance MX Master 2S
    Internet Speed
    Like the bird chiseling onto a tablet on the Flintstones
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 21H1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy 360 Convertible 15.6"
    CPU
    Ryzen5-4500U
    Memory
    I6 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP27es secondary
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial 1TB NVME
What about app permissions, startup apps, privacy settings, apps that can access the internet...? I know you uninstalled it, but obviously there is a trace somewhere.
Folders where themes or themepack files are stored. Appdata folders, program files. System restore point. ( I don't think an 'upgrade repair install' would touch these files) I looked up this app's permissions and it does require internet permission.

Of course you may have tried all of these already as well, and things I haven't mentioned. If so, I'm sorry just throwing out ideas
I'm sure there's a regedit wizard on here that may be able to point you in a better direction.

Thanks for the help anyway. I appreciate it.

I think this might be a OneDrive "sync" thing. I uninstalled OneDrive and so far the wallpaper settings haven't been changed.

I'll keep an eye on it.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 21H1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Digital Storm
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 3.80 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK PRIME X570-P (AM4)
    Memory
    32.0GB Dual-Channel (16-16-16-39)
    Graphics Card(s)
    4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (MSI)
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaser X G6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG HDR 4K (3840x2160@60Hz
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    931GB Crucial CT1000P1SSD8
    931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    3725GB WD My Book 1230 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    7452GB WD Elements 25A3 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH16NS60 USB Device
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
I'm not really sure if this is the actual fix, cause I tried a whole bunch of stuff to fix this, but it seems to be okay now.

I ran
Code:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
and
Code:
sfc /scannow
(which I've done already) and after a reboot it's fine now.

No idea what happened there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 21H1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Digital Storm
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 3.80 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK PRIME X570-P (AM4)
    Memory
    32.0GB Dual-Channel (16-16-16-39)
    Graphics Card(s)
    4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (MSI)
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaser X G6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG HDR 4K (3840x2160@60Hz
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    931GB Crucial CT1000P1SSD8
    931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    7452GB WDC WD80 03FFBX-68B9AN0 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
    3725GB WD My Book 1230 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    7452GB WD Elements 25A3 USB Device (USB (SATA) )
    HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH16NS60 USB Device
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
I'm not really sure if this is the actual fix, cause I tried a whole bunch of stuff to fix this, but it seems to be okay now.

I ran
Code:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
and
Code:
sfc /scannow
(which I've done already) and after a reboot it's fine now.

No idea what happened there.
That sounds about right, that's what I've done in the past, keep messing with it until it's fixed, or the worst, it's completely bricked :oops: I feel it was the OneDrive sync, whatever it was you're all good now (y)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
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    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK Prime B450M-A II
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws Gaming Series (2x8G) DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    None (AMD Radeon Graphics on MB and CPU)
    Sound Card
    None (integrated on MB)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S200HLAbd Black 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB (W10 OS)
    WD Blue 500G SATA 6G WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN (Backup/Storage)
    PSU
    Corsair CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 Plus Bronze Active PFC
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    Unknown
    Cooling
    CPU-stock cooling fan, added 1 extra 80mm case fan
    Keyboard
    Azio KB505U Large Print Tri-Color Illuminated USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    MS Optical Wheel Mouse (USB)
    Internet Speed
    ATT Fiber 5000/VOIP 5G down/5G up
    Browser
    Firefox (default) Waterfox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security, SuperAnti Spyware, Malwarebytes, Spyware Blaster,
Do you use multiple Desktops? I have found that:
- if a theme with multiple images is used then it applies to all desktops
- if themes are not used then each desktop can have a different single image
Hopefully a future update will allow a different theme for each desktop
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP / Spectre x360 Convertible 13
    CPU
    i5-8250U
    Motherboard
    83B9 56.50
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio(SST)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
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    Toshiba 256GB SSD
    Internet Speed
    500Mbps
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    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

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