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How to Change Your Desktop Background in Windows 10

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It's not the blue Windows 10 wallpaper isn't nice to look at, but it's more fun to choose what background you want on your desktop. You are going to be the one staring at the screen all day and maybe you don't want to be peering at a dark blue logo all day. Here's how to change your desktop background in Windows 10. 1.  Click on the Windows icon  in the lower left of your screen right next to the search bar.              2.  Click on Settings  in the list on the left. Advertisement 3.  Click on Personalization , fourth on the list. 4.  Click on Background . The background page will come up which allows you to preview your background picture and lets you choose from several photos or your own photos for your desktop background. 5.  Click on the box underneath Background  to choose between a picture, solid color, or slideshow for your background. 6. Underneat...

Windows Safety

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Windows Safety is necessary. For today’s criminals, the Internet’s where the action is. Compared to traditional muggers and burglars, cyber-crooks make more money with less risk. And that means that us honest folk have to be extra cautious. Protecting yourself in cyberspace is more complex than locking your door or keeping a hand on your bag. 1: Antivirus:  Whenever Windows is up, it should be running an up-to-date antivirus program. These work in the background, blocking not only viruses, but all sorts of malware. 2: Another-opinion malware scanner:  Even the best antivirus program can miss an occasional attack. So, once a week, scan your PC with another program that scans only when you tell it to. 3: Firewall:  Like an antivirus, this type of program runs in the background at all times. But this one controls the traffic between your PC and the rest of the network (and Internet). 4: Updates:  Make sure Windows updates itself automatically. In Windows 7 o...