There’s also a small but welcome personalization update. Windows 11 now supports .webp images as desktop backgrounds. You can set it via Settings > Personalization > Desktop Background. It’s a minor ...

The day before the release of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft slapped a compatibility hold on devices using wallpaper customization applications. More than six months later, it is gradually removing the ...

Over the weekend, Twitter user @phantomofearth noticed that a classic Windows Vista Ultimate feature had been added back into the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build— video wallpapers. Video ...

hands on If you're tired of staring at the same old static wallpapers in Windows 11, there's help on the way. Microsoft has just added support for animated video backgrounds in the latest Insider ...

Microsoft was working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 that have probably been canceled. Microsoft was working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 that have probably been ...

In context: Nearly every major operating system comes with sleek live wallpapers. iOS has them, Android does too, and so does macOS. Microsoft had been working on a similar feature for Windows 11, but ...

Lively Wallpaper is a fantastic app for adding animated wallpapers to your Windows 11 desktop. It's free, open-source, and available on the Microsoft Store and GitHub. Here's a simple guide to get you ...

Many people have a knack for properly setting up their desktop home screens. And by a proper setup, we don’t mean simply arranging the icons, but changing the icons, having a wallpaper based on their ...

Setting your desktop background to an animated video is one of those things that seems really cool at first thought, but the practical implementations—including an official version from Microsoft back ...

Windows Vista’s DreamScene feature is coming back so you might not need Wallpaper Engine anymore. Windows Vista’s DreamScene feature is coming back so you might not need Wallpaper Engine anymore. is a ...