Change the Start Screen Background

To give Windows 8 a different look, you can change the default Start screen background.

The Start screen background is the area that appears “behind” the tiles. By default, it consists of an abstract pattern formatted with a green color scheme. If you find yourself using the Start screen frequently, the default background might become tiresome. If so, you can liven things up a bit by changing both the background pattern and the background color.

Change the Start Screen Background

001 Open the PC Settings app.

Note: See the preceding section, “Open the PC Settings App.”

Tap Personalize.

The Personalize tab appears. ...

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