Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7

    Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7

    Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7

    How to Set or Unset Bing Homepage Image in Bing Desktop as Desktop Background in Windows 7
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    How to Set or Unset Bing Homepage Image in Bing Desktop as Desktop Background in Windows 7


       Information
    Bing Desktop is available for computers that are running XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, as well as Windows Server 2008 and 2012, and is available in English (US), English (UK), French, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Japanese.

    Bing Desktop can be installed from the optional updates section in Windows Update, or directly Microsoft Bing desktop. Bing Desktop provides an automatic update of the Windows Desktop Background image to the Bing home page image each day.

    For more information about Bing Desktop, see: Bing Desktop is available for Windows 7

    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off in Bing Desktop to make the Bing daily homepage image as your desktop background in Windows 7.

       Note
    The homepage image files for Bing Desktop are stored in the hidden folder location below.

    C:\Users\(user-name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BingDesktop\themes


    The BingDesktop.exe file is located in the folder below.

    64-bit Windows:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingDesktop

    32-bit Windows:
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop

       Warning
    You will not be able to set the Bing daily homepage image as your desktop background in the Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic editions.

    You can use this instead if you like:

    How to Change the Desktop Background in Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic Editions




    Here's How:

    1. Open your installed Bing Desktop, and do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do.

    2. To Set Bing Homepage Image as Your Desktop Background in Windows
    A) Click/tap on the Wallpaper Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7-bing_wallpaper_icon.jpg icon, check the Change wallpaper box, select to use wallpapers in Bing, Animal, Scenery, or Other, and select to change to change the wallpaper every day, hour, 30 min, or 5 sec. (see screenshot below)

       Tip
    You can also click/tap on any of the Bing wallpapers to set it as your desktop background.


    Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7-bing_wallpaper_settings.jpg
    B) Your desktop background will now change to the Bing wallpaper you selected
    3. To Unset Bing Homepage Image as Your Desktop Background in Windows
    A) Click/tap on the Wallpaper Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7-bing_wallpaper_icon.jpg icon, and uncheck the Change wallpaper box. (see screenshot below step 2A)

    B) You can now change your desktop background to whatever wallpaper you like.
    That's it,
    Shawn








  1. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #1

    New Bing Desktop 1.3.171.0 now. :)
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Tutorial updated for the new Bing Desktop 1.3.395.0 version. :)
      My Computer


 

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