Windows: Change desktop background

In Windows, after a fresh installation, you are provided with a desktop background, so that the view of the desktop does not look so barren. In addition to various photos already installed, you can also add your own pictures, or with special software, even animated backgrounds. Changing a background is as easy as pie.

Windows: Change desktop background - done in a few steps

Changing the desktop background is one of the fastest settings under Windows. To open the settings for this, you do not even have to search long.

1. Move your mouse to a free space on your desktop and make a right click.
2. From the context menu, select the option "Customize", which you will find at the very bottom of the window.
3. In the new window, look for the option "Desktop background" on the left and select it.
4. Now you have the choice to choose between the already installed images on Windows or take your own photo as background via "Browse".
5. Furthermore, you have the option to make various settings regarding the formatting of the image through "Image Position".
6. When selecting, make sure to choose a photo in the size of your screen resolution to avoid a loss of quality.
7. Hintergründe können Sie zudem in vielen Portalen kostenlos herunterladen und auf Ihrem Computer nutzen.
8. Auf der Webseite pexels.com haben Sie eine riesige Auswahl an kostenlosen Fotos und Hintergründen.