Windows 11 24H2 - Wallpaper Engine not visible

[Tim]

Windows 11 with the 24H2 update was released with a bug which makes Wallpaper Engine invisible when the desktop icons are invisible at startup. If your Wallpaper Engine wallpapers are invisible and your desktop icons are turned off, try turning on your desktop icons first. To turn on your desktop icons, right-click on your Windows desktop, hover over "View" and then make sure the "Show desktop icons" option is turned on.

If turning on the desktop icons via Windows fixes the problem for you, you need to install the "KB5050009" and "KB5050094" Windows updates released in January 2025:

https://support.microsoft.com/topic/january-14-2025-kb5050009-os-build-26100-2894-bdbfb097-ea20-487d-9171-718d15e26f1b

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-28-2025-kb5050094-os-build-26100-3037-preview-78fda0ea-79e9-468d-8a77-de7914ca1aef

These updates contain important bug fixes for Wallpaper Engine. For the vast majority of users, it should suffice to open the Windows Update settings and look for the latest updates.

If turning on the desktop icons has no effect on your issue, make sure to check out our help page:

https://help.wallpaperengine.io/noshow/notplaying.html
https://help.wallpaperengine.io/noshow/nowallpaper.html