Desktop

[Capricorn]

Where are the Desktop background options kept? My neighbour used to have Windows XP as his desktop, but the option is no longer there. I have looked at the obvious place in desktop properties, but Win XP, and most of the other usual options, have disappeared.

 

[Not Bman]

not sure what you mean, right click on the desktop and then there in there !

 

[madmatt]

Correct.

Right click on your desktop and choose properties. You can also access this through the control panel. As for the actual desktop pictures (a.k.a. wallpapers), they are kept in C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper and some are in C:\WINDOWS\

However, if in fact these options/tabs have disappeared simply run group policy editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to:

User Configuration
Administrative Templates
Control Panel
Display

Then proceed to enable/disable those functions (some include: "Hide Desktop Tab" = DISABLED, "Hide Settings Tab" = DISABLED, etc.).

 

[Not Bman]

nicely done !