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How to Change the Desktop Background in Windows 7

Since Windows XP is very popular and mostly used for long time, people are so used to the settings.  But now people have moved to Windows 7 (Windows 8 is the latest version and it has just started).  The interface of Windows 7 is totally different from Windows XP.  One of the features is changing the Desktop Background and many people are not aware how to change it.  Let’s see how to set the desktop background in windows 7.

Step 1: Right click your mouse at the Desktop

Step 2: Click ‘Personalize’

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Step 3: Click on ‘Desktop Background’

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Step 4: There are default pictures in the categories like Architecture, Characters, Landscapes, available in ‘Windows Desktop Backgrounds’ under the option ‘Picture Location’, choose one of them if you want. 

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Step 5: You can also use your own picture by using the option ‘Browse’.  Browse the location of your picture and click on the image file and ‘OK’.

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Step 6: You can also ‘Select all’ if you want all the backgrounds to be shown for the duration you specify. 

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Step 7: You can specify the duration of time from 10 seconds to 1 day when a particular background to be shown in the background.  You can also shuffle the background images by checking the option ‘Shuffle’

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Step 8: Finally click ‘Save Changes’, now you can see your favorite picture on your desktop.
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