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Halo Infinite dynamic theme added to Xbox Series X|S

Asher Madan — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:24:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft added a new Halo Infinite dynamic theme to Xbox Series X|S consoles. In order to select it, you have to go to Settings, select Personalization, and then change your background. Read more...

Planner on the web now lets users add image backgrounds to each plan

Abhay V — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:10:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that it is rolling out the ability for Planner users on the web to add backgrounds to individual plans from a selection of backgrounds suggested based on the plan name. Read more...

Microsoft Teams now allows everyone to add custom backgrounds, here's how to use it

Mehrotra A — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:24:01 +0000

Last year, Microsoft announced backgrounds for Teams so users can hide distractions while on a video call. Now, it has finally updated Teams to allow users to upload images to be used as backgrounds. Read more...

Here's how to use custom backgrounds on the Xbox One

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:14:01 +0000

Microsoft is committed to making the Xbox One more customizable, and users in the preview program can now use custom backgrounds on their dashboard. The feature will become widely available soon. Read more...

Making background Windows 8 Metro apps more useful

John Callaham — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:20:05 +0000

In a new blog post, Microsoft talks about how Windows 8 Metro app creators can allow their apps to be more productive, even while working in the background of the OS. Read more...

Windows 8: How to change Metro background on x86

Brad Sams — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:31:28 +0000

If you have been wanting to change the background on the new Metro interface, a tutorial has been put together to make the process a bit easier and it now supports x86 and x64 installs. Read more...

Windows 8: How to change Metro background on x64

Brad Sams — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:37:15 +0000

If you have been wanting to change the background on the new Metro interface, a tutorial has been put together to make the process a bit eaier. Read more...

Google set to mimic Microsoft's Bing search backgrounds

Tom Warren — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:55:42 +0000

Google has revealed it plans to introduce search backgrounds for its search engine. The feature, available today for those in the U.S., allows users to select their own background for the Google.com homepage or choose from... Read more...

Bring a little Bing into your Windows 7

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:48:00 +0000

The team over at Bing wanted to show off their support for the launch of Windows 7, by putting together the top images on Bing in June, July and August into a Windows 7 theme... Read more...

Change Your Logon Background in Windows Vista

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:49:14 +0000

I caught this via Steve Clayton (who caught it via Jeff Sandquist showing off his home) - Stardock has a really neat application called LogonStudio that allows you to change the background of your logon... Read more...

PS3 1.60 Firmware to Add Background Downloading

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:20:28 +0000

An upcoming system update to bring the PlayStation 3 firmware to version 1.6 will give users the ability to download files from the PlayStation Network in the background. Currently, PlayStation 3 owners must halt all... Read more...

Random background 1.0

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:14:40 +0000

The Lakhei Random Background Service is a small application that changes the background picture and/or background color of your desktop based on time, either randomly or based on a rotating schedule. Include pictures... Read more...

Any Background for Your Desktop

Tue, 31 May 2005 12:00:29 +0000

The lastest version 1.12 of Any Background is a versatile and easy-to-use desktop background changer and manager program for Windows. First of all, it gives you the power to create a background library,... Read more...

Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2

Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:04:24 +0000

This update helps resolve an issue with Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.0 and WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773) where the BITS 2.0 service wrote an invalid value in the FilesNotToBackup registry key. This invalid... Read more...

Longhorn Desktop Background available

Steven Parker — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 18:56:55 +0000

Cheers Josh! some people were truly amazed with the sparkling desktop pictures of Longhorn/Blackcomb that they were all eager to get a copy of the wallpaper shown in the desktop. A reader has stepped in... Read more...