When the Personalization window appears, as shown in Figure 1, click the new theme you want to apply.

Right-click anywhere on the desktop and click Personalize from the pop-up menu.

To apply one of these pre-existing themes, follow these steps: These include the generic Windows 7 theme, as well as Architecture, Characters, Landscapes, Nature, Scenes, and United States themes. Microsoft includes a number of predefined themes in Windows 7.

Windows 7 includes a number of these pre-configured themesand you can create your own, as well. In Windows 7, all these elements are organized together into what Microsoft calls themes. Let's start with the big picturenot just the desktop background, but also the windows color, system sounds, and screen saver. This is the easy way to change the look and feel of your desktopand save all your changes in new themes. Not only can you change the desktop's background image but you can also display a slideshow of different imagesgreat if you can't settle on just one picture for your desktop.Įven better, Windows 7 lets you select entire desktop themes that change everything about your desktop with a click of a mousebackground image, window color, screen saver, sound scheme, you name it. If you're upgrading to Windows 7, you'll discover that Microsoft offers more desktop personalization options than in previous versions of Windows.

I like to personalize the way my desktop looks I want my own background image, collection of shortcut icons, gadgets, and the like. If you're like me, one of the first things you do when you start using a new computer is to customize the desktop.

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