106 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2019HERE’S HOW PERSONALIZE YOUR PC
will complete, and you’ll see the Windows
10 desktop.BEGIN PERSONALIZING
YOUR PC WITH THEMES
Assuming you’ve never logged in with a
Microsoft account, you’ll see the default
desktop wallpaper. It’s time to start making
this PC yours! And the easiest way to do this
is to right-click anywhere on the desktop,
and then select Personalize.
Doing so will open up the Windows 10
Settings menu, specifically Settings >
Personalization > Background. You’ll see a
list of background pictures to choose from,
as well as an example of how it will look. If
that’s good enough for you, fine. But it
shouldn’t be—there’s so much more! And for
that, navigate the menu
options on the left-hand
rail all the way down to
Themes.
Windows 10 Themes
are a collection of
background images,
virtually all of which use
the sounds and mouse
cursor that ships with
Windows. But the reason
we’re here is to click the
link in the center of the
page: Get more themes in
Microsoft Store.
Clicking the link opensthe Store, and the available Themes—and
there’s literally dozens, the vast majority for
free. There’s an enormous emphasis onRight-click the desktop, click Personalize, and
we’re off!The Personalization Settings is where we’ll begin.