Computer Tricks and Secrets

Short answer: you can set a moving video as your wallpaper on both Windows and your phone using free apps, on Windows a tool like Lively Wallpaper, on Android a live-wallpaper app, and on iPhone a Live Photo. It looks great, but it uses more battery and resources, so here is how to do it and keep it efficient. On Windows (free) Lively Wallpaper is a free, open-source app that sets videos, GIFs, and even web pages as your desktop wallpaper: Install Lively Wallpaper (also on the Microsoft Store). Drag your video file into it, or pick from its library. Set it as your wallpaper; it plays behind your icons. Lively can also pause the wallpaper automatically when you run a full-screen app or game, which saves resources. On Android Use a free video-live-wallpaper app from the Play Store, load your video, and set it as the live wallpaper. Some phones (and launchers) support video wallpapers natively in the wallpaper settings. On iPhone iPhone does not use video files direct...

Short answer: Windows 7 shipped with extra regional themes and wallpapers hidden in a system folder, you can unlock them by opening that folder and double-clicking the theme files. On modern Windows, you no longer need the trick, because thousands of free themes and wallpapers are one click away in the Microsoft Store. Here is how, for both. Unlock the hidden themes in Windows 7 Windows 7 included country-specific themes (extra wallpapers and sounds) that were hidden if they did not match your setup location. To reveal them: Open the Run box ( Windows + R ) and paste this path: C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT Inside, open the regional folders (like MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, MCT-ZA) and go into each Theme subfolder. Double-click the .theme file to install and apply it, extra HD wallpapers and region sounds appear in Personalization. On modern Windows: no trick needed Source What you get Settings > Personalization Built-in themes, colors, dark mode Microso...