A beautiful nature photo on your desktop is calming. You don't need to search far: Windows 11 has nature photos built in, and free photo sites offer thousands of pictures of mountains, sea, forests and animals. Here's how to set them.
A new nature photo every day with Windows Spotlight
- Go to Settings > Personalization > Background.
- Under Personalize your background, choose Windows spotlight.
- Windows then regularly shows a new photo, often of landscapes and nature. Use the icon on your desktop to learn more about the photo.
You can also pick your own photo: choose Picture and select Browse photos. With Slideshow, Windows rotates through the photos in a folder.
Download and set a photo
- Find a photo on a free photo site such as Unsplash or Pexels. Pick a landscape photo at least as large as your screen resolution (for example 1920 × 1080 or higher).
- Download the photo.
- Right-click the file in File Explorer and choose Set as desktop background.
Always check the license on the photo site. The well-known free sites usually let you use photos as a background, but terms can differ.
A complete theme
Want matching colors and sounds too? Pick a theme from the Microsoft Store; there are plenty of nature themes. On a work laptop, your IT department may have locked the background, for example with Intune. Also see themes in Windows 11 and dark mode in Windows 11.
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