Most likely, remember that at school the diary is the student’s face, well then let the background picture on the computer be the face of the computer user. So let's put a good picture on our desktop. If you don't know how change wallpaper, then watch this lesson. Now you will see how easy it is. But first, I suggest you download 65 colorful pictures.

This file is a self-extracting archive. Double-click on it and in the window that appears, click “Extract”. A folder with pictures will appear next to the archive.

Now about how to change the wallpaper. So, go to “Start” and select “Control Panel”

Various settings are carried out here, we are in this moment interested in “Screen”, select it.

A window appears, in it we go to the “Desktop” tab, here we select a picture in the list and we can immediately preview it. After you have selected the picture you are interested in, click “OK”.

If you want to set a background image from the pictures that you have on your computer, then on the “Desktop” tab, click “Select from catalog.”

Next time also click “OK”.

The latter is the easiest way to change the wallpaper on your desktop - just go to the folder where the image is, right-click on it and select “Set as desktop background” in the list that appears.

As you can see change wallpaper on the desktop - a matter of minutes. That's all! Now you know all the ways to do this.

Lesson 18 Windows setup 8

There are two options for setting Windows settings 8. Firstly, you can use the parameters mode, which is mainly used for touch panels. To call this mode, move the mouse cursor to the upper right corner of the screen and select the charm button from the buttons that appear Search . Enter the word in the top field Options and click on the inscription below Options .

A window with different parameters will appear on the screen.

Let's click on any inscription and a window with different modes and parameters will appear on the screen, as shown below. On the left are the names of the sections, and on the right are the parameters that relate to the selected section.

There is also a control panel mode. In order to call it, you can go to the list of programs, for which in the initial screen, right-click on an unoccupied part of the screen, click on the button that appears All applications , which is located at the bottom right of the screen, move the list of programs, find the Control Panel icon and double-click on the icon with the left mouse button. The mode window will appear on the screen.

If you see a window with different content, then click on the icon Small icons and in the panel that appears, select the mode category .

There are several particularly frequently performed modes, which we will consider further. For

Placing a picture on the desktop (wallpaper).

Select the mode in the control panel -Design and personalization.

Then select the mode Changing your desktop background In chapter Personalization, that is, click on this inscription with the left mouse button.

In the main window fieldThere are standard types of pictures on the desktop. As you can see, there is a picture that appears after installation Windows(there is a check mark at the top right of the picture). You can select a picture from those presented on the screen by clicking on it. The selected pattern will appear on the screen. To specify a different source of photos, click on the buttonWindows Desktop Backgrounds.

If the user has his own photos that need to be placed on the desktop, then you can use the Review , find the desired folder and select a photo.

You can also set the appearance of the drawing on the screen. There is a button at the bottom of the window filling , if you click on it, a panel with modes will appear, as shown in the figure: in the first one, the image is stretched to fill the entire screen.

In this case, the vertical and horizontal dimensions increase proportionally, and the unnecessary part of the picture is cut off ( Filling); in the second, the drawing is positioned according to its size. If the picture is smaller than the screen, black bars will appear ( To size); however, you can stretch the drawing to fit the window. In this case, the vertical and horizontal dimensions may not be proportionally increased ( Stretch); or stretch it like wallpaper, that is, several identical patterns will appear horizontally and several vertically ( Pave), in the latter, the drawing will not be stretched and will be shown as it is. In this case, black fields may be around the picture ( Centered).

Setting the screen resolution.

Let's choose a mode Control Panel→ Screen → Setting the screen resolution.

There is a field in the window Permission screen that contains a slider that changes the size of the image displayed on the screen in pixels. As you can see, the resolution is set to 1280 by 800. If you click on the () button, a resolution scale will appear, as shown in the figure.

This is the maximum resolution, since the slider is located at the very top of the indicator. This means that the resolution can only be reduced. Let's move the slider down. There are several possible values, let's settle on 1024 by 768. Click on the button OK .

There will be a transition to the new resolution. A confirmation window will appear on the screen. If we are satisfied with the new resolution, then click on the buttonSave changesand the new resolution will be installed. If we press the buttoncancel changes, then it will return to the previous resolution.

Screensaver (screensavers).

The first computers used cathode ray monitors, the screen of which was coated with a phosphor. Over time, the phosphor faded and a picture remained on it, which was most often displayed on the screen. Since the most common program was Norton Commander, even when the display was turned off, the image of its window remained. To avoid this, the system Windows screensavers were turned on, that is, a mode in which after a certain time the screen went dark and a dynamic picture appeared, for example, an inscription moved across the screen or a geometric figure rotated. Now screensavers are not relevant, but, nevertheless, they continue to be used to make the screen look more attractive when taking a break from work.

Let's choose a mode Control Panel→P personalization (Changing the screensaver).

After installing Windows 8 there is no splash screen. The screen saver type can be selected in the field Screensaver , to do this you need to click on the check mark, point down () in this field and a panel will appear, the appearance of which is shown below.

Let's choose a mode Geometric Waltz, which will appear in a window on the display screen. You can change the inactivity time (the time during which there was no user access to the keyboard or mouse), after which the splash screen appears, in the window Interval.

Some types of screensavers can be changed using the mode Options . You can select a different type of screen saver, and also set the time when the screen saver will appear if you are not working with the mouse and keyboard. If you press the button View , then the screensaver will appear on the entire screen for a few seconds.

Installation and removal of programms.

Installing programs is quite simple. Open the Explorer program (that is, launch it). Find installation file program, which often has the words setup or install in its name and has the extension exe. If the program is not yet installed, search it on the Internet and download it to your computer. Double click on the program file icon and it will start executing. As a rule, for a standard installation you should press the button Next or Install . Sometimes programs require you to agree to license terms, in which case click the type radio button I agree to the license terms, or sometimes you need to click on a text box license agreement and scroll through it to the end (but this happens very rarely). At the end a button will appear Ready . You can learn how programs are installed in the second part of the site - Tutorial for free programs.

To remove programs, you must enter the modeControl Panel→ Programs (Uninstall a program).

Let's select the program that needs to be removed, for example, 7-Zip, by clicking on its name.

Click on the button that appears Delete , which is located at the top of the screen.

A request will appear in which we confirm the need to remove the program by clicking on the button Uninstall . The program will begin uninstalling. You may be prompted to restart your computer. If we set the switch Reboot now, then the computer will immediately begin closing all programs and reboot.

After deletion, the program name will disappear from the list of programs.

Please note that after uninstalling the program, the amount of occupied space on your hard drive will be greater than before installing the program. The fact is that some of the modules that were loaded into the Windows system libraries are not deleted, since it is possible that the same modules are used by other programs. Therefore, installing a lot of programs and then uninstalling them will fill up your hard drive more and more and can cause your computer to slow down over time. In this case, only reinstalling the system can help. Windows. Therefore, if a program is not needed, then you should not install it; have only those programs that you will use constantly.

Installing and disabling devices.

Devices that connect to the USB connector can be connected to a running computer. Other devices should be connected when the computer is turned off, as problems with the motherboard may occur.

When you connect a device, for example, a keyboard (but not with a PS/2 connector) or a mouse (but not with a PS/2 connector) or a flash drive, the operating system will detect the presence of a new device, select a standard driver for it, and you can work with the device. If the device requires its own driver, the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear on the screen. We have already looked at connecting a printer. Since the installation is similar, we will not describe this process.

You can painlessly disconnect devices that do not have a clipboard, for example, a flash drive, mouse, keyboard, connected to the socket USB . To disconnect external hard drives, you must either turn off your computer or select the Safely Disable Devices mode, which is located at the bottom right of the screen.

To disable external drive, connected to the connector USB , you need to click on the triangle, which is located at the bottom right of the screen (). And in the panel that appears, select safe shutdown devices().

A panel will appear on the screen with devices that can be disabled.

Click on the desired name, for example, extract “ Samsung M2 Portable” , that is, an external drive. After the mode has started, a message will appear on the screen indicating that the device can be turned off.

Autorun programs.

Sometimes it is required that when you turn on the computer, some program is loaded, for example, a browser for surfing the Internet Internet Explorer. A list of programs that perform autoloading can be found in Task Manager, which was discussed earlier. To call Task Manager, click on free space bottom line right click and select mode Task Manager. Then let's go to the tab.

If you right-click on the program name, a panel with modes will appear. If you select the mode Delete , then the program will be removed from startup and will not load when the computer is turned on. It can be launched from the all applications panel, desktop and other places.

Hello, friends! We continue to study the interface features of the new operating system.

Today we will talk about personalization of the initial Windows screen.

When switching to the new operating system Windows 8.1, the first thing that interested me was the possibility of disabling the password at system startup, I already talked about this a little earlier in. The second point is the ability to personalize the home screen. Out of habit, I decided to look at the Personalization section in the PC settings and, to be honest, I was surprised by the absence of this section. Has Microsoft really decided to disable this opportunity personalization, I thought. It turned out no, everything is in place.

Changing Personalization Settings After last update, of course, is a little confusing, but it seems that Microsoft has taken the path where all settings need to be found by searching, and not rummaging through the control panel.

How to change the background and color of the Start screen in Windows 8.1

As I already said, let’s get used to using the search, become familiar with the Win + S key combination, it is responsible for quickly calling up the search bar.

No sooner have we typed the desired word “Personalization” than we immediately see a tooltip → Change the background and colors of the home screen.

We press, it will appear in front of us side panel with the settings we need. Changes take effect immediately upon clicking. Very nice and comfortable. By the way, you can choose a desktop background, which is what I used.

There is another way. On the Start screen, use the Win + C hotkey combination or move the mouse cursor to the lower right corner, where in the sidebar Settings → Personalization. For quick and easy navigation new Windows Don't forget to use search and hotkeys.

You can find a list of hotkeys in the article “Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8”, which is located at . That's all! See you in new articles!

If you are tired of the standard desktop picture in Windows, then you can always change it to any other one. This can be done different ways, the simplest of which is to right-click (RMB) on any picture on your computer and select context menu the same item “Set as desktop background image”.
And this way you can change the wallpaper on your computer whenever you want. It’s just that they often put up one picture that they like, and then either there’s no time to change it, or there’s nothing to do.

I would like to remind you of one standard function in operating system Windows is an automatic change of images on the Desktop. It works simply - you specify a folder with pictures, press the save button, and then the wallpaper changes automatically according to the time you specify. Good way for those who want some liveliness on their desktop.

Before we begin, I want to warn you that you should already have a folder on your computer with images that will change on the desktop. The Internet has many sections and sites and groups and is full of everything in terms of wallpaper. You can select either a single picture or download an entire collection. Therefore, I will not advise anything like this in this regard. Unless, where there are already and sometimes new wallpapers for the desktop.

So, there is a folder with images, now go to desired setting in the Control Panel. The fastest way to do this is by simply right-clicking on any free space on the Desktop and selecting “Personalization”

In Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 this item is the same.

Now if you use Windows 10, on the Background tab you need to click on the Browse button and select your folder with images (or photos) there.

Next, configure parameters such as position and frequency. Don't forget to specify the parameter Background"Slide show.

If you are using Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 , then the path will be slightly different. You need to select "Desktop Background"

and go to the change window.
Here, click the Browse button and select the folder with the images. Below you can see the selected pictures and uncheck those that you don’t like.

Next, below we select the frequency, position and random order. We save the changes with the button and rejoice at the change.

Automatic wallpaper change in Windows Vista And XP not provided using standard methods. To do this you need to use third party utilities. They are both free (for example ESCO Wallpaper Changer) and paid.

That's all for now. Automatic change of desktop images is another good feature in Windows system.

Windows 8 makes it easy to customize the appearance of your desktop. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to access the Personalization panel, which allows you to change the theme, background, and color scheme of your desktop. You'll also learn how to adjust the font size and text displayed.

Changes related to appearance desktop will not affect home screen. We recommend you study.

1) Themes

Windows 8 offers several pre-installed themes that change the appearance of your desktop.

2) Other topics on the Internet

You can download additional themes online from Microsoft.

3) Desktop background

You can easily change your desktop background image. You can choose one of Microsoft's free images or take your own from the library.

4) Color

You can choose the color of your windows and taskbar for your desktop.

5) Sounds

If necessary, you can change the default sounds for Windows 8.

6) Screensaver

Windows 8 offers several different screensavers that you can install.

Font size and text display settings on screen

In the personalization panel, you can also customize the font size and text on the screen. Once again, note that these changes will only affect the desktop and will not affect the Start screen in any way.

To change the font size:

If you have trouble seeing text on your desktop, you can increase the font size. Increasing the font size will also increase the size of icons and other desktop elements.

To change ClearType text settings:

ClearType improves the readability of text on LCD monitors and screens.