Go to personalization

Windows 10 has a specific section to customize its appearance. As new updates arrive, these functions have been improved. To enter it, click on Windows and then on the toothed wheel (settings).

Once there, you have to select Personalization

We will immediately enter the personalization section.

Customizing background.

In this first window, we will see how to customize the background. With this in mind, we are located on background, there we will see 3 options to choose: Picture, to select any image we have archived. Solid color, to choose a solid color background. If we choose this option, Windows will offer us a palette of colors to use the one we like the most. And finally, slideshow to show a random presentation of the images saved in our pc.

Customizing Lock screen.

Next, let us completely customize the lock screen. With this intention, we locate in the left column, section lockscreen. There are 3 options: Windows spotlight, this is an image downloaded randomly by the system. Picture, to choose any image saved in our pc. Slideshow to use a presentation of previously saved images.

However, not only can we change the images to the lock screen, but it is also possible to add an application to show its detailed status. And another app to show quick status. For this purpose, we choose the apps to show on the lock screen. In my case, I select the app calendar to show detailed and Mail, Calendar and Skype to show quick status. But the user has the possibility to choose the apps he wants. By the same token, if you want the changes to apply to both the home screen and the lock screen, you just have to select the option: show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen.

In conclusion, we have shown you in a simple way how to customize the background and lock screen. Changing these aesthetic aspects allows us to have a custom operating system. All right, that’s it for now, before I say goodbye I would like to invite you to see our article about Applocker. In addition, please join our Telegram channel to stay up to date on the latest Windows 10 updates.

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Have you ever enjoyed a live wallpaper? In a live wallpaper, the elements in the wallpaper moves in a way that makes it incredible to look at. Live wallpapers are already available at a large number on Android, but did you ever wonder to get it in your system?

For Linux users, this is the perfect chance to set your favorite live theme now!

Caution

Before starting the tutorial, it’s necessary that you understand how much a live wallpaper will impact on your system.

First of all, using live wallpaper puts more pressure on the system as the system is continuously rendering an animation/video. This is not a problem for any healthy system but if your computer is low on specs or a relic of the old times, it’s better not to perform this action.

The tool

We’ll be using a tool – Komorebi. It’s a free tool and extremely powerful that can set both GIF and video files as a live wallpaper. Installing it is very simple.

If you’re on Debian/Ubuntu, Komorebi is easy to install. Komorebi officially provides a DEB package. Get the Komorebi DEB package.

After downloading, run the following commands –

cd ~/Downloads
sudo dpkg -i komorebi-2.1-64-bit.deb
sudo apt install -f

If your system is other than Debian/Ubuntu, you have to install the tool from source. Make sure that your system meets the following requirements –

• libgtop2-dev
• gtk+-3.0
• libgtk-3-dev
• glib-2.0>=2.38
• libgtop-2.0
• gee-0.8
• libwnck-3.0
• clutter-gtk-1.0
• clutter-gst-3.0
• clutter-1.0
• cmake
• valac

Now, run the following commands –

git clone https://github.com/iabem97/komorebi.git

cd komorebi
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. && sudo make install

Using Komorebi

Start Komorebi from your system’s launcher. If you had to install Komorebi from source, navigate to the Komorebi folder and run the following command –

./komorebi

As soon as you start the app, it will load one of its library wallpapers. You’ll notice the change immediately.

For changing the preference of the desktop, right-click on any blank space on desktop.

Select Change Wallpapers >> Preferences tab. Make sure that video wallpaper is enabled. Note that for using video, you must have “gstreamer1.0-libav” package in your system.

Once everything is correct, start “Wallpaper Creator”.

Here, choose your favorite GIF/video and give it a name.

Click “Next”. Make whatever change you’d like to add. Finally, you’ll be given a command line. Run it in a terminal window.

All you have to do now is change the wallpaper. Enjoy!

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