{"id":7855,"date":"2023-02-15T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=7855"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T19:48:12","slug":"customize-your-windows-11-desktop-change-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/15\/customize-your-windows-11-desktop-change-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Customize Your Windows 11 Desktop &#8211; Change Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Customize Your Windows 11 Desktop -a background with animals\" class=\"wp-image-7856 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/deskop_capture_021502023-600x338.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #1<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">In this post, I&#8217;m going to share how to use themes to customize your Windows 11 Desktop.  At seminars and on YouTube (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@4Keystone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.youtube.com\/@4Keystone<\/a><\/strong>), people often comment about the interesting backgrounds I have on my computer.  I&#8217;m often asked how I get them.  Let&#8217;s find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-personalize\">Personalize<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">To begin our desktop changes, we need to get to &#8220;Personalize.&#8221;  It&#8217;s pretty easy!  On your desktop, in an area where there are no icons, right-click and a menu appears.  Near the bottom, you&#8217;ll find Personalize.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"962\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalize.jpg\" alt=\"The Personalize menu on the desktop\" class=\"wp-image-7857 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalize.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalize-139x300.jpg 139w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 445px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 445\/962;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #2<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Left-click on it and the following window appears:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalization_screen-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 11 Personalization window\" class=\"wp-image-7858 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalization_screen-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalization_screen-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalization_screen-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalization_screen-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/personalization_screen.jpg 1502w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/567;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #3<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The first four areas on the right are the ones that we can explore in our efforts to customize our desktops.  Although it&#8217;s third on the list, the focus of this post will be &#8220;Themes.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-themes\">Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">This is my favorite area to play with when it comes to my desktop.  When you click or tap Themes, you&#8217;ll get a window similar to this one:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/themes_click-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 11 Themes window\" class=\"wp-image-7860 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/themes_click-984x1024.jpg 984w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/themes_click-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/themes_click-768x799.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/themes_click-600x624.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/themes_click.jpg 1112w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 984px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 984\/1024;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #4<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">In the middle, you&#8217;ll find thumbnails of the themes already installed on your computer.  There are themes that came with Windows and there will be ones you&#8217;ve added.  You can change themes simply by clicking on one of the ones you already have. Or, if you&#8217;re feeling adventurous, you can click the &#8220;Browse themes&#8221; button and view new themes in the Microsoft Store.  You&#8217;ll get a window like this one:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Store Windows 11 Themes\" class=\"wp-image-7861 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes-1536x877.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ms_store_themes.jpg 1950w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/585;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #5<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">On the day of the writing of this post, there were 432 different themes available with the great majority of them being free of charge.  There is almost certainly some theme that will reflect your mood or your favorite subject.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Once you find a theme you might kick, click on it and get all the facts!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"Dogs In Winter Theme\" class=\"wp-image-7862 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-2048x1009.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter-600x295.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/504;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #6<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">On the individual theme page, you&#8217;ll find the theme name, thumbnails of the pictures included, ratings, and a description.  Like it?  Just choose the &#8220;Get&#8221; button and the theme will download.  Once done, tap or click &#8220;Open.&#8221;  the window shown in picture #4 above will re-appear.  Just tap on the new theme and it will open as your desktop background.  On my computer, the background, instead of looking as it did in picture #1, now looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Customize Your Windows 11 Desktop with Dogs In Winter\" class=\"wp-image-7863 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter002-600x337.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/575;\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #7<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-control-the-theme\">Control The Theme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you use a built-in theme or you download a new one, there are some settings you need to know how to control.  Going back to our themes as shown in picture #4, we want to change some settings.  With the theme I just installed on my computer, the top of the window now looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter003-1024x452.jpg\" alt=\"Theme settings\" class=\"wp-image-7864 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter003-1024x452.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter003-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter003-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter003-600x265.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter003.jpg 1062w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/452;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #8<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Tap where it reads &#8220;Background Slideshow.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter004-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"Theme settings\" class=\"wp-image-7865 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter004-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter004-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter004-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter004-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter004.jpg 1102w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/758;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #9<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There are a number of settings you can play with but the bottom three are the ones that get my attention.  How often do I want the pictures to change on the background?  For many themes, the default is what you see in picture #9 &#8211; 1 minute.  I don&#8217;t like them changing that often so I always click the drop-down menu and choose either 30 minutes or 1 hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">I also might want to shuffle the pictures instead of always having them change in the same order.  All we do there is turn the option on by sliding the dot to the right.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, how do I want the picture to fit on my desktop?  Where it reads &#8220;Fill&#8221; in picture #9, we find another drop-down menu.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"440\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter005.jpg\" alt=\"Drop-down menu for fill, fit, stretch, tile, center and span\" class=\"wp-image-7866 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter005.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dogsinwinter005-166x300.jpg 166w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 244px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 244\/440;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Picture #10<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">As for all the menu options, the best I can tell you is to try each of them and you&#8217;ll see the difference on your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-customize-your-windows-11-desktop-more-ways\">Customize Your Windows 11 Desktop &#8211; More Ways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Besides themes, there are other ways to customize your Windows 11 Desktop.  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