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Set up Desktop wallpaper as a Start Screen screen background image on Windows 8.1

Although on Windows 8.1 Microsoft has added many new customization options to customize the Start Screen screen, but users still cannot set the desired wallpaper as a wallpaper on the Start Screen screen. Users are limited to selecting background images that are already integrated on the system.

If you want to set the desired background image on the Start Screen image, you can still use 3rd party apps like Decor8 or Start Screen Customizer or you can tweak some settings on Start Screen.

However, Microsoft has added an interesting new feature in Windows 8.1 Start Screen that allows you to set Desktop wallpaper as a Start Screen screen background image. This helps users feel less bored every time they access the Windows 8.1 Startsreen screen.

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1. Use Taskbar Properties

  1. First right-click any space in the Taskbar, then select Properties.
  2. Now the screen appears Taskbar and Navigation properties window .
  3. Here you click the "Navigation" tab, then activate the " Show my desktop background on Start" option under the Start Screen section.
  4. Apply changes and whenever you access Start Screenn you will see the Desktop image as a background image on the Start Screen screen.

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2. Install the Start Screen screen

  1. First access the Start Screen screen , then hover your mouse at the top or lower right corner to access Charms Bar.
  2. Click the Settings icon displayed on Charms Bar.
  3. Next on the Settings window, find and click the option Personalize.
  4. This time on the screen appears a customized page to install the Start Screen screen . Here you can change the background of the Start Screen screen, the background color, . The background wallpaper item contains 15 thumbnail images.
  5. To set up a Desktop screen image as a Start Screen screen background, click the 15th thumbnail displayed at the bottom of the background image as shown below:
  6. And immediately the Desktp screen image becomes the Start Screen screen background image.

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Refer to some of the following articles:

  1. Here's how to uninstall Windows 10 to return to using Windows 7 or 8.1
  1. How to fix "An operating system not found" error on Windows 10 and Windows 8.1
  1. How to disable Lock Screen lock screen on Windows 8, 10

Good luck!

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