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A right click on a window such as, say, Documents or any subwindow within that window such as Pictures will reveal a menu that includes "Show View Options". Among other things the view options allow one to change the background appearance. One may choose from white, color or picture. I like to select "color" and choose from the palette a very light gray and then click "OK" This cuts down on the glare of a pure white background. The problem is that the color selection does not hold. The next time I return to that window the background is of another color, sometimes so dark as to be near black. I can reset the color back to the light gray, and as often as not the next time I open that window the color is back to a much darker color again. Help would be appreciated.

OK, a further look seems to indicate that the unwanted background color change occurs only in a window containing thumbnail picture images (is that redundant?) For instance in Documents - Pictures - and then,say, Church Renovation, the background color in the Church Renovation window is not stable. It's different every time I open that window. Still need help.

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