Tech Tip - Personalize Your Desktop

TODAY'S TECH TIP

CUSTOMIZE YOUR WINDOWS DESKTOP

WITH A PICTURE OR SLIDESHOW

Windows 10 includes a wide range of settings to customize the appearance to make the desktop and apps look better and reflect your personality.

For example, you can change the desktop background with a custom image or use a theme from the Microsoft Store. You can enable the dark mode or change the color accent for visual elements. You can tweak and organize the Start menu and taskbar, and you can adjust a variety of settings to change the entire look and feel of Windows 10.

Today we will show you how to personalize the desktop background's display by adding a slideshow of your favorite pictures.

PS: For Mac users - click here for a link.

Getting Started

Right-click in an open area of the Desktop.

From the list of options, click "Personalize".

When the personalization window opens it will default to the “Background” section (see next image).

This is one of a group of options to customize your computer.

Customizing the Background

You can choose from the images that Windows offers.

Using the "Background" drop-down menu, select the "Picture" option, if it isn't already selected as the default.
To change the picture, click on any one of the thumbnails, and it will appear in the preview window as well as the Desktop as a new background.
To return to a previous photo or change to another, simply click on another thumbnail.

If you cannot see your Desktop, you may need to minimize your Settings window (screen) by clicking the minimize button in the upper right corner to view the Desktop behind the Settings window.

Make it a Personal Photo

Using the "Background" drop-down menu, select the "Picture" option, if it isn't already selected as the default.
Click the "Browse" button to navigate to your folder with the picture.
Click the "Choose Photo" button and the selection will appear in the preview window and added to the list of thumbnail photos.
When adding a personal photo you may need to select “Choose a fit” to achieve the look you prefer by selecting the fit that best suits the images: Fill, Fit, Stretch, Center, Span.
To return to a previous photo or change to another, simply click on a thumbnail.

Make it a Slideshow

This option lets you select multiple photos of your choice, and rotate them through your selections in the folder.

Using the "Background" drop-down menu, select the "Slideshow" option.
Click the "Browse" button to navigate to your folder with the picture collection. Click "Choose this folder".
Use the "Change picture every" drop-down menu and select how often images should rotate.
(Optional) Turn on the Shuffle toggle switch to show images in random order.
Using the "Choose a fit" drop-down menu, select the fit that best suits the images: Fill, Fit, Stretch, Center, Span.

Once you complete these steps, the desktop will display the collection of pictures in the background at the intervals you specified.

The good news is that any new picture you put in that folder will be automatically added to the slideshow.

If you are working on a laptop or similar device there will be the option to turn the slideshow off to save battery power.

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