Rotate your desktop background photos

We have to admit that we were secretly excited to see what lovely new desktop backgrounds came with Windows 7, and we did see some snazzy ones. (Plus, Click here to see how to unlock some hidden backgrounds.) But imagine our elation when we realized we didn’t have to commit to just one background, but could put as many as we liked in a slide show that would constantly re-invent our desktop.

Right-click on an empty area of your desktop and select Personalize. (Or do it the old-fashioned way by going into Control Panel and selecting Change desktop background under Appearance and Personalization.) Click on Desktop Background on the bottom for a selection of available photos. (You will already be in this menu if you got there via the Control Panel.)

If the images Windows offers aren’t good enough for you, use Browse to navigate to your own photos you have saved on your PC. Hold Ctrl while you click to select as many backgrounds as you like. Once you’ve made your photo selections, click the check box next to Shuffle, then choose how often you would like your background to rotate (from every 10 seconds to every day). Click “Save changes,” and enjoy the show.