Thanks for reporting this.  We'll look into it.

As "dominatro" indicates above, it does also happen with Win 7.

There are multiple problems with Deskscapes 8.51, the blank screen is just one of them.

Since support is still "looking into" these problems, I uninstalled 8.51 and reinstalled Deskscapes 3.50.  The oldest version works best.  Deskscapes 8.10 does not have the "blank screen" problem, but has other ones that 3.50 does not.

Until StarDock fixes Deskscapes 8.x, I will stick with 3.50.  (I have been requesting a fix for over 3+ years.)

On my Win 7, 64-bit Pro, system, DesKScapes 8.10 and earlier does not have this problem - just DS 8.51.

Last week I reinstalled 8.51 to do some other testing and noticed that if DS 8.51 is not configured or has a single image selected AND IS PAUSED, there is no longer a "black screen" issue, for me.  It only happens to me when not on pause (randomizing multiple images, or even a single image.)

I do not know if the "black screen" issue happens when using the non-randomizing features of DS 8.51;  I have not used those features, since wallpaper randomizing is why I use DS.

Hope this helps.