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Personalise the look of Windows using the Control Panel
There are also plenty of ways to customise Windows. The range of customisation options available depends on your version of Windows, but all versions allow settings such as the desktop background and the screensaver to be changed.
All visual settings can be adjusted from within Control Panel. Using the Category view, click on the ‘Appearance and Themes’ (Windows XP) or ‘Appearance and Personalisation’ (Windows 7 and Vista) option and select ‘Change desktop background’.
Now, using the dropdown box, choose one of the pre-installed wallpapers or click the Browse button to select one of your own photos.
To choose a screensaver, return to the previous window and select the ‘Change screen saver’ option (or screensaver tab in XP) and select from the list.
Other options for certain screensavers may be available by clicking on the Settings button.
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