Finding wall papers confusing


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PeterL

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Finding wall papers confusing, my old wallpaper is a terrible quality and I cannot seem to choose a single wallpaper without having a slideshow.

Winver only gives me the build # for Windows 10
 
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PeterL said:
Winver only gives me the build # for Windows 10
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Then you are ON Windows 10. Winver doesn't make mistakes.

As for wallpapers... just set the desktop to a solid color. Then any picture you see, that you like... right click it and choose: Set image as Desktop background.


Here's some pictures to practice with. Just right click it and choose: Set image as Desktop background




n12.jpg



I call this one... Abominable Snow Cat

CAT SNOW.png





Bengal.jpg





This is a Tardigrade

Tardigrade 2.jpg




257587.jpg
 
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@PeterL

In Windows 10 and Windows 11, go to Settings > Personalization > Background
You'll see a drop down box, with three options... Picture, Solid Color, Slide Show


Image1.png





In Settings > Personalization > Background, you can also "Browse" to any pic on your computer.


Side note: I deleted all the MS wallpaper folders located in: C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
Then I ran SFC. It found errors, and put those folders back. LOL

I had to take Ownership to be able to delete them anyway.
 
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The lightning looks great, but that bug, its gotta go :mad:

@PeterL, and you have to find wallpaper that is the same resolution as your monitor, or it won`t look right. My bad, as stated above 👆
 

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I found the background wallpaper in W11 dissapointing, and got no help from the tutorials. I eventually found some in Windows library in the MSstore. It was easier in W10. I like the picture to change every minute, but the frequency can be set to every day, and if you only put one picture in, it cannot change.
 

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