A static desktop background is nothing new. Windows operating system has been allowing to set a custom picture as desktop background for over two decades now. But why use a static desktop background when you can have a video or animated GIF as wallpaper? There is no provision in Windows 10 to have an animated […]
How To Set Video As Wallpaper In Windows 10
If you remember, back in 2007, Microsoft had released a tool called Windows DreamScene for the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista. With the help of DreamScene feature, one could set a video or animated GIF as wallpaper in Vista. As we all know, the DreamScene feature was officially not available for Windows 7 or is […]
How To Automatically Hide Desktop Icons In Windows 10
Program shortcut icons, system icons such as Recycle Bin and This PC, folder icons, and file icons on the desktop can be made hidden or visible by right-clicking on an empty spot on the desktop, clicking View, and then clicking Show desktop icons option. Most users who have tens of programs, file, and folder icons […]
How To Set A Webpage As Desktop Background In Windows 10
Everyone knows how to change the desktop wallpaper in Windows 10. Although the procedure to change the wallpaper has slightly changed in Windows 10, one can right-click on a picture and then click Set as desktop background option to quickly use a picture as Windows 10 desktop background. There several built-in options to customize Windows […]
Fix: Slow Desktop Right Click Menu In Windows 10
The desktop context menu or popularly known as desktop right-click menu, which appears when you perform a right-click on an empty spot on the Windows 10 desktop, is useful to quickly access Settings and display settings, show/hide desktop icons, sort desktop items, and create a new folder on the desktop. Ever since the release of […]
Fix: Desktop Slideshow Is Not Working In Windows 10
The Desktop slideshow or desktop background slideshow is a handy feature available in Windows 10 to automatically shuffle desktop background picture at given intervals. The desktop slideshow feature can be enabled and configured by navigating to the personalization section of the Settings app. At times, the desktop slideshow feature might stop working on Windows 10. […]
How To Enable Or Disable The Language Bar In Windows 10
The language bar in Windows 10 is a small toolbar designed to automatically appear on the desktop when you add an additional input language, speech recognition, handwriting recognition, or keyboard layout. The language bar can be used to quickly change between the keyboard layout or input language without having to navigate to the Control Panel […]
How To Enable Desktop Background Slideshow In Windows 10
The desktop background slideshow or desktop wallpaper slideshow feature was first introduced with Windows 7. The feature allows users to configure Windows to automatically rotate the desktop background at a predefined time interval. In short, you can select a bunch of wallpapers and enable desktop slideshow feature to automatically change the desktop background every minute, […]
Create Shutdown, Hibernate & Sleep Shortcuts On Desktop In Windows 10
Windows 10, like its predecessors, offers multiple ways to access shut down, restart, hibernate and sleep options in Windows 10. You can access shut down options by clicking power button in the Start menu, or right-clicking on the Start menu and then clicking Shut down or sign out, or simultaneously pressing Alt + F4 keys […]
How To Create Desktop Shortcuts To Programs In Windows 10
Desktop shortcuts offer easy to way access files, programs, and folders. In Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows, we could create a shortcut to a program on the desktop by right-clicking on the program in the Start menu, clicking Send to option, and then clicking Desktop (create shortcut). In Windows 10, you don’t get […]