 How to bring back the Desktop tab when it is missing
from the display properties
Sometimes when you right click on your desktop and enter your computers display
properties, you may find that the desktop tab is missing. One of the reasons is
that this setting may have been disabled. Having the desktop tab in the display
properties is important as you can change a number of settings there. For
example on the desktop tab you can change the desktop background color, the
wallpaper, and also customize the desktop.
Warning: Tampering and changing settings
on your computer can cause it to not respond or your computer to crash. If you
delete the wrong file you may cause damage to your Windows file system. To
continue to follow these steps you must be logged in as an Administrator and
proceed at your own risk. .
How to bring back the desktop tab in display
properties:
- Go to the start menu and choose
run from the menu
- Then type in gpedit.msc
and then press ok
- Under the
heading of User Configuration click on the plus sign next to Administrative
templates
- Then press the plus sign
next to control panel
- Then look for the word Display
and select it by making it blue
- Details will appear in the right as in the
screenshot below
- From the list, choose Hide
desktop tab by making it blue
- Then click on the properties
link to the left
- Now choose disable
- Press Apply and
OK.
If you choose to enable then the desktop tab
will not show in display properties. Choosing disable lets you see the desktop
tab.
Sometimes you cannot get into the Group policy
editor and the only way is to alter your registry settings, however I like to
use the file below to do it all for me. It restores all of your tabs,
including the desktop tab in the display properties.
Huge Time saving tip: If you can get to your desktop properties but
some tabs are missing try downloading this
file.
It is a registry file that restores Your display properties tabs. I found
it at a great webpage for Tweaking Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm All you have to do is
download it and double click on it and this file will do all the work for you.
Also see
How to change your Windows XP desktop background/wallpaper when all options are
disabled
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