Since in the end you spend more time in front of the computer than in front of everything else, it is worth making the desktop of your Windows PC something pleasant to look at. You can then download wallpapers or install programs that modify it in various ways giving it a more modern, unique and elegant appearance.
So let's see some of these programs, only free, to modify the Windows desktop both aesthetically and in its functions and in the way of presenting the icons.
Unless otherwise indicated, these programs are free and compatible with Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10.
1) The clock on the desktop background
Vladstudio is one of the best sites to find and download desktop wallpapers for the monitor.
In addition to the wallpapers you can download wallpapers with Vladstudio clocks.
In order to use a wallpaper with a clock, you must first install one of the programs suggested on the page (for Windows it can be Chameleon Clock or Dexclock or PerfectClock) and then save the image to be used as a background.
The PC desktop becomes similar to that of a mobile phone, with a clock and date always present in the background.
To have the clock on the desktop always present there are also other ways including the HTC Home plugin, one of the Weather programs for PC and a Windows widget with clock from XWidget .
2) If you want more, with Calendarika you can put the calendar of the month as a desktop wallpaper .
3) Rainmeter is a very popular program to customize Windows in many ways limited only by your imagination.
You can create Widgets, add controls for music, monitor the system and hardware resources, put a Google search bar and much more to make the desktop look like that of a mobile phone.
Once Rainmeter is installed, you can go to the DEviantArt website and download the skins to change the graphics of Windows.
4) RocketDock
If you like the way in which applications are started on a Mac, with the low bar being a push-button panel, then you can install RocketDock.
You can organize the shortcuts and icons on the dock by removing them from the desktop.
Again, the dock's appearance and features are fully customizable. RocketDock is not yet compatible with Windows 8.
If you don't like RocketDock or you want alternatives, look at the article on the best horizontal or circular Dock bars to start programs on Windows
5) DryIcons
Without revolutionizing the desktop, DryIcons is one of the best sites to download icon sets to replace the standard Windows ones.
To replace a generic icon such as the folder icon, right-click on a folder and then choose Properties -> Customize -> Change Icon.
DryIcons is one of the best sites for downloading icons for Windows PCs.
6) Splashify is a program that allows you to find, browse and download wallpapers on the Windows desktop .
The program works well in its simplicity, only to install the program, search from the search field and choose one of the images taken from the Unsplash site.
7) Dexpot is a great program to improve and expand your work using different virtual desktops.
Dexpot is one of the best programs for having multiple virtual desktops on Windows
8) Wallpapers that rotate automatically
If you don't like the idea of always having the same background, you can use a program that automatically rotates the backgrounds every X time chosen by the user.
The backgrounds will always be different and taken from the internet or they may be personal photographs.
Applications like John's Background Switcher or VladStudio Companion are among the best programs to automatically change the desktop wallpaper
