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Want to fix that black Stretched wallpaper in Windows 7? Buy Extended Security Updates

Posted on January 24, 2020 at 14:08 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

Microsoft has acknowledged the bug we’ve been talking about for several days:

After installing KB4534310, your desktop wallpaper might display as black when set to Stretch.

MS offers a workaround that’s identical to the one presented by Lawrence Abrams in BleepingComputer a few days ago.

What, you think that Microsoft should fix its bugs before kicking you off the update gravy train? Nope. Here’s the final word (as of today, anyway):

We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release for organizations who have purchased Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU).

Nice guys.

Windows Patches/Security black wallpaper, January 2020 Black Tuesday, Seven Semper Fi, Win7

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