Microsoft allows users to customize the operating system by downloading new desktop themes for free. Here’s how to do it
One of the main features of Windows 10 is customization, which allows users to easily change wallpapers, even choosing from those present by default in the operating system. And not only that. If you want, you can get a higher level of customization by changing the theme as well.
Also in this case you can resort to one of the default Windows themes. Is that all? Absolutely not. The latest operating system from the Redmond-based company lets you download new desktop templates for free from the Internet. And there are really a lot of them. You can choose from numerous categories (art, animals, holidays and seasons, cars, movies, natural beauty and much more). There are also themes that incorporate new sounds. Each section within it contains different templates. Downloading and setting up a new desktop theme is not difficult. On the contrary, it is very simple and can be done directly from Windows 10.
How to download a new theme for Windows 10
To download a new theme, the first action to put into practice is to go to the settings. Don’t know how to do that? Don’t worry, it’s very easy. You know the search bar at the bottom left of the screen? Once you find it, type “Settings”. Then, click on “Personalization”. The option is located between “Network and Internet” and “Account”. Done? Now, you’ll be faced with a menu with several choices: “Wallpaper”, “Colors”, “Lock screen”, “Start” and “Themes”. Click on the last one.
Then all you have to do is click on “Theme settings” and from there on “More online themes”. The link that opens next will take you directly to the Microsoft page, from where you’ll be able to download your favorite desktop theme. Finished? Not yet. To use the new template you’ll have to go back to “Themes” again. The procedure is identical to the one described above: “Settings”, then “Personalization”, “Themes” and finally “Theme Settings”. All you have to do is apply the new theme and you’re done.