As in the case of Windows 7 and Windows 8, after the recent Windows 8.1 update, Microsoft has also enriched the collection of themes to customize the desktop background, the colors of the windows, the icons, the screensaver and the combination of sounds. Each theme contains different backgrounds that rotate and alternate automatically every day to always have a different image on the desktop screen. The theme gallery includes many themes applicable to all versions of Windows 7 and some that are specific and compatible with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
For Windows 8, indeed Windows 8.1, we see some of the new Microsoft themes and others instead taken from other sites that can give a touch of class and freshness to the old and gray PC.
The Microsoft Themes Gallery site provides many collections of backgrounds that automatically vary in preview and searchable by category.
In the section of the most downloaded you can see the most popular themes which are then those with photos of beaches and tropical paradises.
Each theme can be installed by downloading the package and then double clicking on it.
Some of these only work on Windows 8.1, others instead also work on Windows 7.
1) At dusk and under the stars panoramic of 9 images, with mountains and galaxies expanding across the screen.
are themes designed for dual monitor configurations, which make a nice effect even on a single screen.
2) The Bird Theme is one of the classic themes for Windows, compatible with each version, with 17 wonderful shots of birds, swans, peacocks and other exotic birds.
3) Panoramic animals for wild animal lovers
4) Autumn and Halloween theme with scary and disturbing backgrounds, ghost towns and spooky trees, inspired by Halloween atmospheres.
5) Cityscapes (link) with 7 panoramic photos of cities such as London and Hong Kong.
6) Spicy desserts theme for lovers of desserts, with ideal images for the Christmas period.
7) Diffusion theme is made of 13 abstract designs with colored fumes that spread on the screen giving the impression of moving.
8) Sports Car Theme, with photos of fast and luxury cars, old and new.
9) Splashing (link) is another nice very colorful abstract theme with pictures of drops and splashes of paint, water and other liquids.
10) To finish I remember, in other articles of this blog:
- Change PC settings and wallpaper according to the time of day
- Windows wallpapers and movie themes
- Winter wallpapers for PC
- Christmas backgrounds
- Minimal backgrounds
In Windows 8.1 it is also possible to make the color of the edges change according to the background, so as to always have a different color consistent with the displayed image.
