SET PHOTO AS DESKTOP BACKGROUND WINDOWS
Method 5 of 5 Another way to set a picture as wallpaper from File Explorer in Windows 11 Step 1: While browsing the Internet on your Firefox browser, if you come across a picture that you wish to set as your desktop background, right-click on the photo and then click the Set image as desktop background option to apply it as the desktop background immediately. Unfortunately, both more popular Chrome and Edge no longer offer this option. For example, the current Firefox (v91) version supports setting an image as desktop background from within the browser. Some of the web browsers out there allow setting a picture as Windows desktop background from within the browser. Method 4 of 5 Set a picture as wallpaper from your web browser in Windows 11 Step 1: When a picture file is open in the Photos app, right-click anywhere on the Photos app, click Set as and click Set as background. Method 3 of 5 Use the Photos app to set Windows 11 desktop backgroundĭid you know that you can change the desktop background right from the built-in Photos app? Here is how. Step 2: Perform a right-click on the picture file and then click the Set as desktop background option. Step 1: Open the File Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the picture file that you would like to set as the wallpaper. This method also works when you need to change the wallpaper on an inactivated copy of Windows 11. You can even use File Explorer for the job. You do not need to open Settings to set your favorite picture as Windows 11 desktop background. Method 2 of 5 Change Windows 11 wallpaper via File Explorer That’s all! Your new Windows 11 wallpaper should be live now. If you would instead like to set a different picture as the desktop background, click on the Browse photos button, select an image you would like to see as the desktop background and click the Choose picture button. You can click one of them to change your desktop background. Step 4: As you can see, the Recent images section displays recently used wallpapers. If you cannot see more options, click once on Personalize your background option to expand the menu and see all settings related to the desktop background. Step 3: Here, select Picture from the drop-down menu next to the Personalize your background option. Clicking the Background option will take you to the Personalization > Background page of Settings. Step 2: On the right side, click on Background.