Symptom
When you try to customize the desktop, you may:
1. Close all Finder windows.
2. Click the desktop.
3. Choose the Show View Options from the View menu.
Then you see this message in the Window pane:
"There are no view options for the desktop."
The Finder Preferences window contains all the settings you would expect to find in View Options:
- Icon Size
- Icon Arrangements
- Show Disks on Desktop
Additionally, Finder Preferences allows you to select the Desktop Picture.
Apple may address the "no view options" message in a future software update.