There are a few culprits that can cause black desktop background on your Windows 10 from a bug inside the computer that doesn’t allow the wallpaper to be displayed to a disabled animation settings.

If your Desktop Background appears Black in Windows 11/10 you will need to fix your Graphics Driver or check these wallpaper settings.

You can create a unique Desktop background using AI tools like Bing AI Image Generator and Neural.love to set the aspect ratio. See how!

Some Windows 7 PCs are showing black wallpapers in place of custom backgrounds after applying the latest security update, though fortunately there is a fix.

Use a dark background or theme If your Windows 11 computer has an OLED display, then it can take advantage of a dark background or theme to help improve battery life.