Well its stupid and there’s no valid reason for it. Seems no one is willing to challenge this practice by MS huh?….since its their product and they can charge hat they want for whatever they want. I’ve been using Linux ever since, and have converted my entire family over to Linux, and Microsoft can kiss my (edit). And just one of the many reasons why I left the Windows world in 2002. There is NO reason whatsoever for Microsoft to PREVENT you from doing something as simple as changing your desktop background! What the (bleep!) does activating Windows have to do with HOW YOUR DESKTOP LOOKS!? This is nothing more than a “Pay-To-Play” scheme in order to get people to PAY for Windows 10 licenses! Pure bullsh*t. When it’s up and running, it’s as easy as typing something like Grand Canyon wallpaper in the search bar and right-clicking the image. The easiest way to find Internet Explorer is to search for it in Cortana’s search bar. If you’re having trouble with the first method for some reason, you can use Internet Explorer to bypass the Windows Activation. Change Non-Activated Windows 10 Wallpaper Using Internet Explorer You won’t have to look at the same old wallpaper again. Right-click on it, and click on “Set as desktop wallpaper.”Īs soon as you click on “Set,” your new wallpaper will be ready for you.

Open file explorer and go to your recently created Wallpaper folder. Once you’ve created the folder, save the wallpapers you want to add onto your computer, but make sure you save them to this folder. For example, let’s say that you want to create a new folder in Documents. Right-click on an empty space and move the cursor to the New option.

If you haven’t done so already, create a folder where you want to keep your saved wallpapers.

One way you can change the wallpaper is through the file explorer. How to Change the Wallpaper on a Non-Activated Windows 10 Computer To make sure that’s the case, Microsoft wants to create a link that should prevent a user from using the same copy on another computer. Microsoft wants to make sure that the copy of Windows you’re using is only used on one computer.

Wallpaper changed without me doing it