Desktop Background

The desktop is used to express your inner personality. It’s one of the few places where you can actually customize the otherwise impersonal personal computer, isn’t it? Hanging some wallpaper (such as a picture of your kids, your car, a sunset, and so forth) on your desktop gives the environment a more custom-made feeling. Microsoft includes dozens of options for you to goof around with. These include some stunning photographs, small tiles repeated across and down your screen to make a pattern, or solid colors. You can choose from a few supplied photos or supply your own, such as from your digital camera. Gone are the desktop “patterns” such as bricks and bamboo that were available in previous Windows versions, by the way.

To personalize your desktop, follow these steps: