As it was previously quite easy to set live wallpapers on a Windows desktop.
With the new editions of Windows 10, it's no longer that simple, but it's still possible. Want to spice up your Windows 10 desktop with some animated wallpapers? This is what to do.
Using a desktop wallpaper on the go
When you have a PC running Windows 10 and you want to put a background in motion, that's when you realize it's not as easy as it used to be.
But do not worry. So we leave it to you what to do in order to change the static background as well place one with movement.
- Click the Microsoft Store icon - it's at the bottom of the screen and its icon looks like a white shopping bag.
- Click Search - now you need to select the search option, it's the magnifying glass icon.
- Type "live wallpapers" and several options will appear, most of which are paid applications. You can use a free one called «Desktop Live Wallpapers».
These applications generally only support WMV video formats, but you can use a format converter to change it.
- Click Install: This button appears after purchasing the application or simply appears when it is free, click Install in Microsoft Store.
- Video downloads to use as wallpaper: There are many websites where you can download quick videos to use as wallpaper. Use Google to find videos to download.
Short videos are the best option for animated wallpapers. Click the download icon under one of the videos you want to download and then configure the video to set it as your wallpaper.
Simply continue the steps that appear on the screen to activate the screen with motion.
How to set an animated GIF as wallpaper
Follow the steps below to set the moving wallpaper in Windows 10 or even in Windows 8.
- First of all, download the BioniX wallpaper changer software from here and install it.
- Before running the software, make sure you have downloaded or created some good quality GIF images.
- Open the BioniX software and click on the Tools option in the menu toolbar.
- Now select the background animator option and a window will open as shown below:
- Now, go to the folder where your GIF images are present and you will see the list of all GIF images below.
- Select the required GIF image and adjust the parameters like animation speed, magnification, etc.
- You have to keep running the tool to be able to see the animation as a background, and you can set it to run by itself when Windows starts.
- The tool will continue to run in the background and to stop the animation you need to click the stop button or close the tool.
So that's it. Remember that the software will use a percentage of the system resources, so its use on laptops will affect the total battery life.
Hope you have been able to follow all the steps mentioned above. If so, an animated GIF will be set as your desktop wallpaper in Windows 10 or Windows 8.
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