{"id":14846,"date":"2019-08-13T02:41:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T02:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=14846"},"modified":"2019-08-13T02:46:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T02:46:01","slug":"hide-or-show-desktop-background-image-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/hide-or-show-desktop-background-image-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Ways to Hide or Show Desktop Background Image in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a way to remove desktop background wallpaper in Windows 10? To avoid the distraction from a wallpaper or a slideshow, you can turn off the background image on your desktop. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 easy ways to hide or show desktop background image in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Hide or Show Desktop Background Image via Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> with <strong>Large icons<\/strong> view, and then click on <strong>Ease of Access Center<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ease-of-access-center.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8969\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;Explore all settings&#8221; section, click the &#8220;<strong>Make the computer easier to see<\/strong>&#8221; link.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/make-the-computer-easier-to-see.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14850\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;Make things on the screen easier to see&#8221; section, check the &#8220;<strong>Remove background images (where available)<\/strong>&#8221; box and click <strong>OK<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll get a black desktop background. Or uncheck that box to make the desktop background image show up again.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/remove-desktop-background-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"446\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14851\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When your desktop background image is turned off, all the desktop background settings are locked down and the Settings app will display a warning message &#8220;<em>Your background is currently turned off by Ease of Access settings<\/em>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/background-turned-off-by-ease-of-access.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14852\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Hide or Show Desktop Background Image via the Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-pc-settings-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open the Settings app<\/a> and click on the <strong>Ease of Access<\/strong> category.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ease-of-access-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8153\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Display<\/strong> from the left-side menu. On the right, you can toggle on\/off the setting called &#8220;<strong>Show desktop background image<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/show-desktop-background-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"511\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14853\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a picture or a slideshow as your background, turning off desktop background image will give you a black desktop background. When you prefer to use a different color other than black, just set your desired solid color as your background before turning off desktop background image.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a way to remove desktop background wallpaper in Windows 10? 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