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Wallpaper / Background Restricted - Display Properties

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Windows XP Background area located in the Display Properties under the Desktop tab is restricted/disabled.The most likely cause of this is malware utilizing Group Policy Objects which enforces policies for system settings and/or user account(s) settings. The Group Policy for Prevent changing wallpaper will cause the Background area to be restricted/disabled in Display Properties when enabled. Group Policies are typically applied at businesses to control access to programs, system properties, and user account settings. For Home users, Background area can be restricted/disabled by these Group Policies but usually malware is the culprit. If you are a home user and the Background area is restricted/disabled from the Display Properties and looks like the pictures below then there is a good chance you are infected with malware Manual Steps For Group Policy Editor ***The Group Policy Editor requires Administrative privileges and is only available for Windows XP Professional Edition. Windows X...