Is there a way to easily change backgrounds on windows 11


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Win11Userr

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I use a windows 11 laptop and i thought it would be cool to easily change backgrounds like an alter ego as you can on iphones and ipads ect yet i dont know how to is there any way to do this with built in windows 11 or even an 3rd party app when i say change it quickly i do mean like changing backgrounds and rainmeter translucent tb and basically how everying looks with the click of a button (of course it changing being pre made) if anyone would know please reply thanks.
 

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    intel I5
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You can right click on any individual photo and set as desktop background.
You can go to settings, personalization, background, Set it as slideshow and select a folder of pictures. This will continuously change the background to the different pictures in that folder.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3194
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    PC/Desktop
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    Dell Optiplex 7080
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    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
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    DELL 0J37VM
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    32 gb
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    Benq 27
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    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
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    24 gb
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    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
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    still not telling
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    Defender+MWB Premium
no like if i press a button itll change the background (maybe to like a animated one or a normal one) and then change every thing like a custom made thing (edit maybe an easier way to put it is saying to put a theme on my laptop with the click of a binded button)
 

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    Microsoft surface pro 6
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    intel I5
    Motherboard
    1796 motherboard
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel graphics 620
    Sound Card
    1.6W stereo speakers with dolby audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1/screen: 12.3 pixelsense
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    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
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    surface pro keyboard (removable)
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@Win11Userr

Just download some W10/W11 themes and install,

For example :

Great Wall of China Windows 11/10 Theme - themepack.me

The great wall of China is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is more than 20,000 kilometers long and took 200 years to build. It was ...
themepack.me

Plenty of other ones.

To change --just change in control panel / personalisation settings.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
Hello Win11Userr, :alien:

In addition, you can check the additional options in the tutorial below to see if one may be easier for you to use to change the desktop background with.

www.elevenforum.com

Change Desktop Background to Spotlight, Picture, Solid Color, or Slideshow in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to change the desktop background to a picture, solid color, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image for your account in Windows 11. You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
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    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brink said:
Hello Win11Userr, :alien:

In addition, you can check the additional options in the tutorial below to see if one may be easier for you to use to change the desktop background with.

www.elevenforum.com

Change Desktop Background to Spotlight, Picture, Solid Color, or Slideshow in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to change the desktop background to a picture, solid color, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image for your account in Windows 11. You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
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thank you very much brink i will check the tutorial now
cheers Win11Userr
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    windows 11/ sometimes uses an old windows xp laptop
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft surface pro 6
    CPU
    intel I5
    Motherboard
    1796 motherboard
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel graphics 620
    Sound Card
    1.6W stereo speakers with dolby audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1/screen: 12.3 pixelsense
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128gb ssd
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    no case
    Cooling
    no cooling
    Keyboard
    surface pro keyboard (removable)
    Mouse
    dosent come with mouse
    Internet Speed
    it constantly changes
    Browser
    opera gx
    Antivirus
    microsoft

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11/ sometimes uses an old windows xp laptop
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft surface pro 6
    CPU
    intel I5
    Motherboard
    1796 motherboard
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel graphics 620
    Sound Card
    1.6W stereo speakers with dolby audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1/screen: 12.3 pixelsense
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128gb ssd
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    no case
    Cooling
    no cooling
    Keyboard
    surface pro keyboard (removable)
    Mouse
    dosent come with mouse
    Internet Speed
    it constantly changes
    Browser
    opera gx
    Antivirus
    microsoft
jimbo45 said:
@Win11Userr

Just download some W10/W11 themes and install,

For example :

Great Wall of China Windows 11/10 Theme - themepack.me

The great wall of China is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is more than 20,000 kilometers long and took 200 years to build. It was ...
themepack.me

Plenty of other ones.

To change --just change in control panel / personalisation settings.

Cheers
jimbo
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this sounds like an easy solution thank you very much jimbo45
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11/ sometimes uses an old windows xp laptop
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft surface pro 6
    CPU
    intel I5
    Motherboard
    1796 motherboard
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel graphics 620
    Sound Card
    1.6W stereo speakers with dolby audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1/screen: 12.3 pixelsense
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128gb ssd
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    no case
    Cooling
    no cooling
    Keyboard
    surface pro keyboard (removable)
    Mouse
    dosent come with mouse
    Internet Speed
    it constantly changes
    Browser
    opera gx
    Antivirus
    microsoft
For third party themes, run and install the Theme Change Tool and then patch/apply the theme with its associated folder you've pasted to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes.

Microsoft doesn't support third party themes.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP ZBook G2
    CPU
    Intel® Core i7 5500u
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Family Graphics AMD Firepro 4150M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Audio
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Mouse
    HP USB Mouse
    Antivirus
    Zone Alarm Free Antivirus/Zone Alarm Free Firewall NEXT GEN
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Zbook G4
    CPU
    Xeon 1535m v6
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Quadro Pro 4100
    Sound Card
    Bang and Olufson Audio
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Mouse
    HP USB Mouse
    Antivirus
    Zone Alarm Free Antivirus/Zone Alarm Free Firewall NEXT GEN
jimbo45 said:
@Win11Userr

Just download some W10/W11 themes and install,

For example :

Great Wall of China Windows 11/10 Theme - themepack.me

The great wall of China is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is more than 20,000 kilometers long and took 200 years to build. It was ...
themepack.me

Plenty of other ones.

To change --just change in control panel / personalisation settings.

Cheers
jimbo
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hey jimbo i would just like to say that this is the solution i was looking for thank you very much

Cheers Win11Userr
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11/ sometimes uses an old windows xp laptop
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft surface pro 6
    CPU
    intel I5
    Motherboard
    1796 motherboard
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel graphics 620
    Sound Card
    1.6W stereo speakers with dolby audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1/screen: 12.3 pixelsense
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128gb ssd
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    no case
    Cooling
    no cooling
    Keyboard
    surface pro keyboard (removable)
    Mouse
    dosent come with mouse
    Internet Speed
    it constantly changes
    Browser
    opera gx
    Antivirus
    microsoft
Win11Userr said:
hey jimbo i would just like to say that this is the solution i was looking for thank you very much

Cheers Win11Userr
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You're welcome -- nice to get feedback when problem has been solved !!!

Cheers
jimbo
 

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  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
Win11Userr said:
There should be a Next desktop background entry in your right click menu...
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my laptop dosent show that it shows everything else but that (and new because i have show icons turned off)
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That option is only there if you have selected Slideshow as your background.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
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    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
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    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
Bree said:
That option is only there if you have selected Slideshow as your background.
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oh ok thanks

Cheers Win11Userr
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11/ sometimes uses an old windows xp laptop
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft surface pro 6
    CPU
    intel I5
    Motherboard
    1796 motherboard
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel graphics 620
    Sound Card
    1.6W stereo speakers with dolby audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1/screen: 12.3 pixelsense
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128gb ssd
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    no case
    Cooling
    no cooling
    Keyboard
    surface pro keyboard (removable)
    Mouse
    dosent come with mouse
    Internet Speed
    it constantly changes
    Browser
    opera gx
    Antivirus
    microsoft
NormanF said:
For third party themes, run and install the Theme Change Tool and then patch/apply the theme with its associated folder you've pasted to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes.

Microsoft doesn't support third party themes.
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Hi there

I've no prob in using 3rd party themes on W11 even the latest builds.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
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