Update Lost my wallpaper

Sales Bedslatrolls 1 Reputation point
2020-11-30T12:55:29.247+00:00

I had a crazy update that took 3.5 hours, when it finished my wallpaper photo was gone including the picture in the file.
How do I recover it ?I have no idea what this means

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  1. Castorix31 81,826 Reputation points
    2020-11-30T13:43:57.693+00:00

    "the picture in the file" has no meaning : a picture is a file

    Have you tried to change the wallpaper by settings ? :

    ms-settings:personalization-background

  2. Jenny Feng 14,081 Reputation points
    2020-12-01T06:14:22.267+00:00

    @Sales Bedslatrolls
    Hi,

    Open File Explorer
    On the View Ribbon, temporarily turn on 'Hidden Items' and 'File Name Extensions'
    Paste this into the Address bar, and press Enter
    %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes
    In that folder, is there a file named TranscodedWallpaper?
    If so, copy that out onto your Desktop
    Right click that file and choose 'Rename'
    Add a .jpg file extension onto the name of that file
    Then, try opening that file.

    If that doesn't work, have you created a restore point?
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-system-restore-point-77e02e2a-3298-c869-9974-ef5658ea3be9
    You may be able to fix the issue by restoring the system going back to a restore point.
    Hope above information can help you.

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  3. Sales Bedslatrolls 1 Reputation point
    2020-12-01T13:21:42.763+00:00

    "In that folder, is there a file named TranscodedWallpaper?" - No, only a cached file and empty slideshow

  4. S.Sengupta 15,416 Reputation points MVP
    2020-12-04T13:27:08.9+00:00

    If it is under the \Windows\web folder then it is a system folder and not meant for storing personal files. A feature update to the next version of Windows will always replace that folder with a new one

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