How to change the background on your pc

You can personalize your Chromebook with a custom wallpaper for your desktop.

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• Choose a background wallpaper
• Use the same wallpaper across multiple Chromebooks
• Change the screen saver background
• Fix problems changing wallpapers
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• How to change your background on Windows 10 
• How to change your background on Windows 10 with a shortcut
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Note: If you use your Chromebook at work or school, your administrator might not let you change your wallpaper. If you can't change your wallpaper, contact your administrator for more help.

Choose a background wallpaper

1. Right-click your desktop.
2. Select Set wallpaper & style.
3. Select Wallpaper.
4. Select one of the images to set as your wallpaper. You can also select the wallpaper to change daily or refresh.
   • To choose a wallpaper with a light or dark theme, select Radiance.
   • To set a custom wallpaper with an image downloaded to your Chromebook, select My Images.
5. To use a personal photo saved in your Google Photos account, select Google Photos.

Use the same wallpaper across multiple Chromebooks

1. At the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. In the "Accounts" section, select Sync and Google services.
4. Select Manage what you sync.
5. Choose what you want to sync. To use all the same settings, including wallpaper,on every Chromebook you sign in to, turn on Sync everything.

Change the screen saver background

1. Right-click your desktop.
2. Select Set wallpaper & style.
3. Select Screensaver.
4. To turn on the screen saver, on the right, select the switch. 
5. Underneath “Screensaver animation,” select Feel the breeze or Float on by to have your photos displayed and animated within simulated frames. 
6. To choose an album to set as your screen saver, select Google Photos or Art gallery.

Tip: If you turn on the screen saver, the display stays on while the device charges. Your Chromebook doesn't go to sleep.

Fix problems changing wallpapers

If you're having trouble setting your wallpaper, make sure the image is in a supported format (.png or .jpg).

If you use your Chromebook at work or school, your administrator might not let you change your wallpaper. If you can't change your wallpaper, contact your administrator for more help.

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• You can change your background on Windows 10 in two different ways. 
• If you already have your new background image saved on your computer, simply right-click on it and choose to set it as your desktop background. 
• You can also navigate through your settings to change your background and customize it as you wish. 
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Windows 10 is an extremely popular operating system, and while the default Windows 10 blue background is alluring in its own right, it can also be considered quite bland.

Fortunately, you have the option to customize the Windows 10 background as you see fit.

Here's how to do it. 

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How to change your background on Windows 10 

1. Click the Windows button on the bottom right corner of your screen (alternatively, you can hit the Windows button on your keyboard). 

2. Click "Settings" then click on "Personalization."

3. Then head to "Background" and choose your new background by clicking "Browse" to browse the images on your PC. 

4. Choose the photo you want for your new background and it should go live. 

How to change your background on Windows 10 with a shortcut

1. If you already know what you want to change your background to, locate the image file on your computer (likely saved in one of your folders or on your desktop). 

2. Right-click the photo and click "Set as desktop background."

Related coverage from How To Do Everything: Tech:

• How to turn off the touch screen on certain Windows 10 devices, or turn it back on

• How to invert or change the colors on your Windows computer, to make icons and links easier to see

• How to set a default printer in Windows 10 so that it's easier and quicker to print documents

• How to change the font size on a Windows 10 computer, to make it easier to read text displayed on your screen

• How to change your screensaver on a Windows 10 computer to a custom animation or slideshow

Taylor Lyles is a freelance writer for Business Insider.

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