{"id":13018,"date":"2020-02-07T22:06:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=13018"},"modified":"2021-01-26T19:21:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:21:25","slug":"windows-7-update-kb4539602-fixes-black-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2020\/02\/07\/windows-7-update-kb4539602-fixes-black-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7: Update KB4539601 \/ KB4539602 fixes black Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"win7\"[German<\/a>]Microsoft has released a fix for the bug that causes a black desktop background on certain wallpapers with update KB4539601 and KB4539602 on February 7, 2020. Here are a few details.<\/p>\n

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What is the black desktop issue?<\/h2>\n

\"\"The security updates KB4534310<\/a> (Monthly Quality Rollup) and KB4534314<\/a> (Security-only update) for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 that were released on January 14, 2020, caused some users to end up with a black desktop background.<\/p>\n

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The reason is that a stretched background image may be rendered as a black desktop. This is a direct result of the Windows updates in question. Strangely, not all users with desktop wallpapers are affected, and without stretched mode, the black screen doesn't seem to exist. I myself installed the security-only update KB4534314 on a machine, but I cannot reproduce the bug. Users have posted comments on the German blog post Windows 7: Update KB4534310 verursacht schwarzen Desktop<\/a> but have shared their observations, and this comment<\/a> provides more details. What causes the bug is not yet clear.<\/p>\n

At first Microsoft planned to deliver the fix for this bug only to paying ESU customers, but after protests decided to distribute the fix update generally. My hope that a regular February 2020 security update for Windows 7 SP1 will be distributed to all machines has not been fulfilled.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update KB4539602 with a fix is available<\/h2>\n

Julia has informed me with this comment<\/a> in the update (thanks for that). Microsoft has released update KB4539602<\/a> titled Wallpaper set to Stretch is displayed as black in Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1<\/em> for both operating systems. Its purpose is described as follows:<\/p>\n

This update resolves the following issue: Addresses an issue that might cause your wallpaper that is set to Stretch<\/strong> to display as black.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exactly the fix for the black desktop background with stretched wallpapers. This update is only available to download from Microsoft Update Catalog<\/a>. To install the update manually, the following conditions must be met:<\/p>\n