Seems like Microsoft has a recent change of heart and plans to issue a fix for the black wallpaper bug for ALL Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 users, regardless of whether they purchased ESUs or not.

Black wallpaper bug from Windows 7’s ‘final’ update will get fixed. Dead OS walking By Brad Chacos. Jan 27, 2020 7:55 am PST. Image: pan xiaozhen modified by IDG Comm. / Microsoft.

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Home / Tutorials / 5 Fixes Windows Displays Black Wallpaper – No More ... This method is particularly useful if the issue is related to a corrupted wallpaper or theme setting. For Windows 10 and 11: ...