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


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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 image.

A picture background can apply to all or specific desktops and/or displays.

Solid color, slideshow, and Windows Spotlight backgrounds apply to all desktops on all displays.

Starting with Windows 11 build 23516 (Dev), build 25921 (Canary), and build 22631.2191 (Beta), you can now set JXR files to be your desktop background and if you have an HDR display, they will render in full HDR. The background should load on your display. If you have multiple displays attached to your device, the background will show as HDR or SDR depending on each display’s capabilities. When using external displays attached to your device, it is recommended to run the HDR Calibration app for best picture quality. Please note that for this build, there may be some issues with the HDR version of the desktop background not correctly display on some laptops with HDR. You can download example .JXR files here to try this experience out on your HDR-capable device/display.

References:

Change your desktop background image - Microsoft Support

Use the Windows Settings app to change your desktop backgrounds and colors.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com

Multiple desktops in Windows - Microsoft Support

Use multiple desktops in Windows to organize projects, or quickly switch between desktops before a meeting.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com

It is required to activate Windows 11 before you can change the desktop background to personalize your PC using Option One, Option Two, or Option Three.

You will still be able to use Option Four, Option Five, or Option Six to change your desktop background without Windows activated.


When you set an image as your desktop background wallpaper or slideshow, Windows will import a copy of this image and store it as the TranscodedWallpaper file in the %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes folder. Your desktop background wallpaper is loaded from this TranscodedWallpaper file cache.

When high contrast mode is turned on, the desktop background is automatically set to a solid color by default, but you can still set the desktop background to a picture or slideshow.

If you turned off showing your desktop background, the desktop background will be set to only show a solid black color no matter what you set as your desktop background in this tutorial.

Using an image the same size as the display resolution will give you the best looking results on the desktop background.



Contents

  • Option One: Change Background for All or Specific Desktop(s) or Display(s) to Picture, Solid Color, Slideshow, or Windows Spotlight in Settings
  • Option Two: Change Desktop Background for All or Specific Display(s) to Picture, Solid Color, or Slideshow in Control Panel
  • Option Three: Change Background for All or Specific Desktop(s) to Picture, Solid Color, Slideshow, or Windows Spotlight in Task View
  • Option Four: "Set as desktop background" for Current Desktop and All Displays in File Explorer
  • Option Five: "Set as desktop background" for Current Desktop and All Displays in Photos app
  • Option Six: "Set as desktop background" for Current Desktop and All Displays in Paint app


EXAMPLE: desktop background

Desktop_background.jpg





Option One

Change Background for All or Specific Desktop(s) or Display(s) to Picture, Solid Color, Slideshow, or Windows Spotlight in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Background on the right side. (see screenshot below)

Desktop_background_Settings-1.png

3 Do step 4 (picture), step 5 (solid color), step 6 (slideshow), or step 7 (Windows Spotlight) below for what you want as the desktop background.

4 Change Background for All or Specific Desktop(s) or Display(s) to a Picture

A) Select Picture in the Personalize your background drop menu. (see screenshots below)​

If you checked Remove background images (where available), then the Personalize your background setting gets removed.


B) Select an image you want from Recent images.​

If you have more than one monitor (display), then you can apply Recent images to all or specific monitors:

1) Click/tap on a recent image to set for all monitors.

OR

2) Right click on a recent image, and click/tap on Set for all monitors or Set for monitor > Monitor # you want.

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If you have more than one virtual desktops, then you can apply Recent images to all or specific desktops:

1) Click/tap on a recent image to set for all desktops on all monitors. (If you came from Option Three, then this will only apply to the specific virtual desktop on all monitors.)

OR

2) Right click on a recent image, and click/tap on Set for all desktops or Set for desktop > Desktop # you want on all monitors.

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C) If Recent images doesn't have an image you want, click/tap on the Browse photos button, navigate to and select an image, and click/tap on Choose picture​

D) Select Fill, Fit, Stretch, Tile, Center, or Span for what you want in the Choose a fit for your desktop image drop menu.​

This setting is saved to the WallpaperStyle and TileWallpaper string values (REG_SZ) in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop registry key.


Wallpaper StyleWallpaperStyle Value DataTileWallpaper Value Data
Center00
Fill100
Fit60
Span220
Stretch20
Tile01

E) When finished, you can close Settings.​

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5 Change All Desktops Background to a Solid Color

A) Select Solid color in the Personalize your background drop menu. (see screenshots below)​

If you checked Remove background images (where available), then the Personalize your background setting gets removed.


B) Select a color you want under Choose your background color.​

C) If Choose your background color doesn't have a color you want, click/tap on the View colors button to choose a custom color.​

D) When finished, you can close Settings.​

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6 Change All Desktops Background to a Slideshow

A) Select Slideshow in the Personalize your background drop menu. (see screenshots below)​

If you checked Remove background images (where available), then the Personalize your background setting gets removed.


B) Click/tap on the Browse button to Choose a picture album for a slideshow. Navigate to and select a folder containing pictures you want for the slideshow, and click/tap on Choose this folder.​

C) Select the time you want in the Change picture every drop menu.​

D) Turn on or off Shuffle the picture folder for what you want.​

E) Turn on or off Let slideshow run even if I'm on battery power for what you want.​

F) Select Fill, Fit, Stretch, Tile, Center, or Span for what you want in the Choose a fit for your desktop image drop menu.​

G) When finished, you can close Settings.​

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7 Change All Desktops Background to Windows Spotlight

Windows Spotlight is only available starting with Windows 11 build 22518 and build 22000.706.

You can right-click on the Learn more about this picture icon on your desktop to switch to next picture or tell Microsoft whether you like or dislike a picture.




A) Select Windows Spotlight in the Personalize your background drop menu. (see screenshot below)​

If you checked Remove background images (where available), then the Personalize your background setting gets removed.


B) When finished, you can close Settings.​

Spotlight_Collection.png




Option Two

Change Desktop Background for All or Specific Display(s) to Picture, Solid Color, or Slideshow in Control Panel


1 Open Run (Win+R).

2 Copy and paste the command below into Run, and click/tap on OK to open the Desktop Background control panel applet.

shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageWallpaper

3 Do step 4 (picture), step 5 (solid color), or step 6 (slideshow) below for what you want as the desktop background.


 4. Change Current Desktop Background to a Picture on Specific or All Displays

A) Select a folder you want in the Picture location drop menu. (see screenshots below)​

B) If Picture location doesn't have the folder you want, click/tap on the Browse button, navigate to and select a folder, and click/tap on OK.​

C) Right click or press and hold on a single image you want, and click/tap on either Set for all monitors or Set for monitor # you want.​

D) Repeat the step above if you have more displays you would like to set a specific picture for.​

E) Select Fill, Fit, Span, Stretch, Tile, or Center for what you want in the Picture position drop menu.​

F) When finished, click/tap on Save changes to apply and close the Desktop Background control panel applet.​

Desktop_background_Control_Panel-3.jpg
Desktop_background_Settings-7.png


 5. Change All Desktops Background to a Solid Color on All Displays

A) Select Solid Colors in the Picture location drop menu. (see screenshot below)​

B) Select a color you want.​

C) If there isn't a color you want, click/tap on the More link at the bottom to choose a custom color.​

D) When finished, click/tap on Save changes to apply and close the Desktop Background control panel applet.​

Desktop_background_Control_Panel-1.png


 6. Change All Desktops Background to Slideshow on All Displays

A) Select a folder you want in the Picture location drop menu. (see screenshots below)​

B) If Picture location doesn't have the folder you want, click/tap on the Browse button, navigate to and select a folder, and click/tap on OK.​

C) Select more than one image you want included in the slideshow.​

D) Select Fill, Fit, Span, Stretch, Tile, or Center for what you want in the Picture position drop menu.​

E) Select the time you want in the Change picture every drop menu.​

F) Check (on) or uncheck (off) Shuffle for what you want.​

G) Check (on) or uncheck (off) When using battery power, pause the slide show to save power for what you want.​

H) When finished, click/tap on Save changes to apply and close the Desktop Background control panel applet.​

Desktop_background_Control_Panel-2.jpg
Desktop_background_Settings-7.png




Option Three

Change Background for All or Specific Desktop(s) to Picture, Solid Color, Slideshow, or Windows Spotlight in Task View


1 Open Task View (Win+Tab).

2 Right click or press and hold on the virtual desktop you want, and click/tap on Choose background. (see screenshot below)

Task_View_Desktops.jpg

3 Go to step 3 in option 1 to select a picture background for this desktop, or solid color, slideshow, or Windows Spotight for all desktops.




Option Four

"Set as desktop background" for Current Desktop and All Displays in File Explorer


1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Navigate to and open the folder the image you want to set as the desktop background is saved in.

3 Perform one of the following actions to set image as desktop background: (see screenshots below)
  • Select the image, and click/tap on Set as background on the command bar.
  • Right click or press and hold on the image, and click/tap on Set as desktop background.
Set_as_desktop_background_File_Explorer-2.png
Set_as_desktop_background_File_Explorer-1.png





Option Five

"Set as desktop background" for Current Desktop and All Displays in Photos app


1 Open the image you want to set as the desktop background in the Photos app. (see screenshot below)

2 Perform one of the following actions:
  • Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button.
  • Right click or press and hold on the image.
3 Click/tap on Set as.

4 Click/tap on Background (Ctrl+B).

Set_as_background_Photos_app.png





Option Six

"Set as desktop background" for Current Desktop and All Displays in Paint app


1 Open the image you want to set as the desktop background in the Paint app. (see screenshot below)

2 Click/tap on File on the menu bar.

3 Click/tap on Set as desktop background.

4 Click/tap on Fill, Tile, or Center for what you want.

Set_as_desktop_background-Paint.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Tutorial updated for more multiple displays and desktops (virtual desktops) options. :-)
 

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Tutorial updated to add new Spotlight collection for desktop background in option 1. :)
 

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How do I do this from a batch file, command line or registry edit?
 

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@Brink
Hi Shawn, I am unable to select a different slideshow for my new virtual desktop,, there is no list Destop 1, 2, 3 ..... to be found in Personalze, I am on W11 Home, maybe because these themes I use are from the windows store and buried deep in my folders?
Or do I have to do this command in the tutorial first? If so how to deactivate this command?
Thanks
Frank
 

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FrankW said:
@Brink
Hi Shawn, I am unable to select a different slideshow for my new virtual desktop,, there is no list Destop 1, 2, 3 ..... to be found in Personalze, I am on W11 Home, maybe because these themes I use are from the windows store and buried deep in my folders?
Or do I have to do this command in the tutorial first? If so how to deactivate this command?
Thanks
Frank
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Hello Frank, :-)

A "Slideshow" can only be used for all desktops, and not specific desktops.

You can only select a "Picture" for specific desktop backgrounds instead.
 

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Brink said:
Hello Frank, :-)

A "Slideshow" can only be used for all desktops, and not specific desktops.

You can only select a "Picture" for specific desktop backgrounds instead.
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Thanks for clarifying that Shawn, very confusing for my simple mind, what about a picture for one desktop and slideshow for another desktop, would that be possible?
Thanks
 

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FrankW said:
Thanks for clarifying that Shawn, very confusing for my simple mind, what about a picture for one desktop and slideshow for another desktop, would that be possible?
Thanks
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You can test to be sure, but I believe it will be either or.
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    2560x1440
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    Integrated Intel Arc
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    Poly Studio
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    2880 x 1800
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    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 22H2 build: 22621.1928
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer/Aspire5 515-54G-70AG
    CPU
    Intel i7-10510U CPU 1.8 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Intel Comet Lake-U PCH-LP Premium, firmware version 3.2
    Memory
    8 GB 1333.3 MHz Dual channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
    Sound Card
    RealTek ALC255 chipset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Full HD TN 16"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 220 NITS
    Hard Drives
    SATA mechanical 1TB TOSHIBA HDWL110 X1UGPHELT 5600 rpm
    PSU
    Murata battery AP18C4k (31CP5/81/68) Li-Polymer Battery Pack, full capacity 46620 mWh 11.4V
    Case
    Polycarbonate with a metal panel lid
    Cooling
    1 fan
    Keyboard
    US
    Mouse
    Precision Trackpad
    Internet Speed
    15 mb/s
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    2022 Intel diplay driver: gfx_win_101.3413_101.2111.exe
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home 23H2 build 22631.3447
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivobook K3502Z S15 15" OLED
    CPU
    Intel 12th Gen. i7 12700H, 14 cores, 2.3 GHz (24M Cache, up to 4.7 GHz, 6P+8E cores)
    Motherboard
    Alder Lake-H, 1700-4700 MHz clock rate
    Memory
    8GB LPDDR4 on board + 8GB LPDDR4 3200 MHz in Dual Channel.
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe supports up to 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
    Sound Card
    Harman Kardon - DTS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    OLED 15.6inch 2.8K (2880 x 1620)
    Screen Resolution
    16:9 aspect ratio 0.2ms response time 120Hz refresh rate, 550nits
    Hard Drives
    512GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 PCIe 4.0 SSD, Micron_2450_MTFDKBA512TFK
    PSU
    90-Watt USB charger (Thunderbolt4)
    Case
    Metal lid, plastic case
    Cooling
    1 fan
    Mouse
    Precision Trackpad
    Keyboard
    With backlight
    Internet Speed
    ISP provides 15 mb/s WIFI LTE (4G), laptop WIFI 6 adapter.
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    BIOS American Megatrends International, LLC. K3502ZA.307, 08/09/2022. Network adapter: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160 MHz
can someone share any website where I can get some good 4K JXR format wallpapers?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Latest Retail Build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Assembled Intel 12th Gen based Desktop PC
    CPU
    i5-125400
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF GAMING B660 Wifi D4
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32 GB [16GB x2 Dual Channel] @3200Mhz CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X OC Edition
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Realtek UDA DTS Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 24 Inch LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    1. SSD: NVME M.2 2280 Gen3x4 WD Blue SN570 250GB
    2. HDD: Seagate 2TB @5400
    PSU
    Cooler Master Extreme 600W
    Case
    Gigabyte C200
    Cooling
    6 Arctic Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K295 Wireless M&K Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech Gaming G102 LightSync
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps Fiber Broadband
    Browser
    Chrome+Firefox (Latest always)
    Antivirus
    Eset Internet Security (Latest always)
    Other Info
    MyDesk
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro Latest Build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Assembled Intel 13th Gen based Desktop PC
    CPU
    Intel 13th Gen i5-13600KF
    Motherboard
    MSI MAG B760 Tomahawk WIFI D4
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix DDR4 32GB [16GB x2 Dual Channel] @3600 CL16
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC
    Sound Card
    Motherboard Realtek UDA DTS Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hisense 43" 4K TV
    Screen Resolution
    4096 * 2160 (4K)
    Hard Drives
    1. SSD1: NVME PCI-e Gen4x4 Kingstone KC3000 [500 GB]
    2. SSD2: NVME PCI-e Gen4x4 Adata XPG S70 Blade [1 TB]
    3. HDD 1: Seagate 4 TB
    4. HDD 2: WD BLUE 1TB
    PSU
    Cooler Master MWE V2 650W Gold Fully Modular
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterBox MB540 ARGB
    Cooling
    Deepcool AK400 Zero Dark Edition (with 5 Arctic 120mm & 240mm Case Fans)
    Mouse
    Logitech G304 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps Optical Fiber Broadband
    Browser
    Google+Firefox (Latest)
    Antivirus
    Eset Internet Security (Latest)
    Other Info
    MyDesk-Gaming
The reg entries shown here in this tutorial for windows 10:

www.tenforums.com

Specify Default Desktop Background in Windows 10

How to Specify Default Desktop Background in Windows 10
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com

seems to be different in 11.

Wallpaper StyleValue Data
Center0
Fill4
Fit3
Span5
Stretch2
Tile1


Seems like on windows 11, #5 is now fit and the table is screwed up. Or at least different between windows 10 and 11.

Or this reg key is just off:

reg add "HKCU\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
reg add "HKCU\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "C:\w-install\Backgrounds\HD Dual.jpg" /f
reg add "HKCU\control panel\desktop" /v WallpaperStyle /t REG_SZ /d 5 /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell G15 5525
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 6800H
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5 4800mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 3050 4GB Vram
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Solidigm™ P41 Plus nvme
    Internet Speed
    800mbps down, 20 up
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ideapad flex 14API 2 in 1
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500u
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
    Hard Drives
    256 GB Samsung ssd nvme
andrew129260 said:
The reg entries shown here in this tutorial for windows 10:

www.tenforums.com

Specify Default Desktop Background in Windows 10

How to Specify Default Desktop Background in Windows 10
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com

seems to be different in 11.

Wallpaper StyleValue Data
Center0
Fill4
Fit3
Span5
Stretch2
Tile1


Seems like on windows 11, #5 is now fit and the table is screwed up. Or at least different between windows 10 and 11.

Or this reg key is just off:

reg add "HKCU\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
reg add "HKCU\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "C:\w-install\Backgrounds\HD Dual.jpg" /f
reg add "HKCU\control panel\desktop" /v WallpaperStyle /t REG_SZ /d 5 /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters
Click to expand...

Hello Andrew, :alien:

Yeah, those are the values used for the policy vs Settings.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    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
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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