Display properties now includes 'My images' as Wallpaper (?)

Control Panel > Display Properties > [Tab] Desktop > background: underneath, used to be Microsoft

by default, list choices of wallpaper. But recently, ALL 'My pictures' were somehow sent there.

How can I fix that I don't want all my personal pictures listed as choice of wallpaper.

Thank you very much
xelorwatch

Hi xelorwatch,

The images that appear under display properties, the Office located in
These folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\nom utilisateur\Mes Documents\My Pictures
C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes

Here are some steps that you can try.

Step 1:

a. create another folder (under your user profile), remove pictures of 'my
Photos' you want listed under background and photos of my
folder, create a shortcut to the new folder.

b. or create subfolders in "my pictures".

Step 2:

Do a System Restore to the point before the issue.

Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support
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