Symptoms
- The page for a new tab ("Frequent") displays a black background.
- On a server you might experience group policy settings related to internet security zones not being applied correctly.
- Zone icons might be displayed with a lock icon in front (prior to Internet Explorer 11).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PHpUjUfRKoaDW1htpWH5VTz5dpfBMygsL12DvxYnr-RDiLHh3aB3riaykit_VKb-ZGzeWYOzc9aBzaxNwpIDNc3fpXO0rCgtdCKH4zRxCCalaAUHCADSehZue8MCul-RW4dpzfgKB9Uh/s1600/ie_black.png) |
Internet Explorer New Tab Black Background |
Cause
I discovered the cause on our Remote Desktop Server / Citrix XenApp 6.5 environment was that the (mandatory) profile was missing theme related registry settings. This profile was created by copying the default user profile or a new user without enabling a theme for this user first.
Solution
The solution was to configure a Windows Aero / Basic theme for the template user before copying or converting it into a mandatory profile.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZqz8tcar17LjedlmAjVrruwK7aim7WQedMwfBB1vnzfsGuwMiBov90_u1EIlF_vowNP3nMAJfeNMZTOZmS1KPjfRTiaIbghYu3RNdoNFXYFKzCHO2PtbdNqvnegByAeLEcWjwIOsZOFs/s1600/ie_white.png) |
Internet Explorer New Tab Regular Background Color |
References
Other suggested solutions include:
- Add the missing registry keys related to the Windows theme manually, through a logon script or Group Policy Preferences. [1]
- Change to and fro a different theme. [2]
- Reset Internet Explorer settings to defaults.
- Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) before installing the Desktop Experience Feature of Remote Desktop Services.
Great bllog post
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