Themes, wallpapers, and background images are a few ways for all Windows 10 users to customize Windows 10. In this article, we will be sharing some great resources. You can download free background images for the desktop in Windows 10. Note when downloading background images, make sure it is many image files such as PNG, JPEG and not an executable or Zip file. Also, don't forget to deactivate third-party offers.
Wallpapers and background images for Windows 10
Here is a list of websites that allow you to download free background images and use them anywhere. However, if you are using it for commercial purposes, be sure to check the license details.
- Microsoft's official wallpaper collection
- WallpaperHub
- Unsplash
- Pexels
- Home Wallpapers (4K / 8K)
- Download Bing wallpapers
- Gratisographie
- Pix's life
- Picjumbo
- Stocksnap.io
- Pixabay.
Be sure to save the images in a folder and on another drive so as not to lose them.
1) Microsoft's official wallpaper collection
Microsoft has a dedicated page that lists a huge collection of wallpapers based on different categories. Just go to this page, expand one of the categories, open the image, and save it. Once the download is complete, right click on the image to set as the desktop background or wallpaper. If you need more, visit the Microsoft Store.
Categories include animals, art, automotive, games, holidays and seasons, natural wonders, places, landscapes, plants, branded wallpapers, etc. If you download a lot of them, I suggest you turn off background compression, set them as a slideshow, automatically change wallpapers or create a theme from it.
2) WallpaperHub
Wallpaper Hub offers high resolution wallpapers from newly launched Surface devices, Microsoft events (Conference Collection), original Ninja Cat wallpapers, etc. It offers something unique that all Microsoft fans would love. He also continues to add Bing wallpaper to WallpaperHub.
You can sort by label, resolution, tags. You can download a collection in ZIP or download them individually depending on the resolution. The design of the website may seem familiar to Microsoft Store.
3) Deflector
It is a community website dominated by photographers. They make sure that each of the images is checked and handpicked for quality. If you register on the site, you can create a collection of wallpapers that you like and download them. Download from unsplash.com/wallpapers
4) Pexels
This is another website run by the community of photographers and sources such as Pixabay, Gratisography, Little Visuals and many others. You can download high resolution photos and use them as wallpaper. The best part of looking for wallpaper here is that they are well classified and labeled. Make sure to check out the Explore section of the website, which offers the most attractive collection. Download from pexels.com
5) Home Wallpapers (4K / 8K)
If you're looking for a 4K and 8K resolution wallpaper, this website is the place to go to. If you want to download a wallpaper with low resolution, you can choose when you are about to click the download button. Download from wallpapershome.com/download-wallpapers/windows/
6) Download Bing wallpapers
Bing offers daily wallpapers, and they are fantastic. Unfortunately, there is no way to set them as your wallpaper, except for the lock screen, which works via Windows Spotlight. So if you want to download Bing wallpapers every day and use them as background images for the desktop, then you need to use BingDownloader or BingPaper. Learn how to use the app to download Bing wallpapers.
7) Gratisography
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This is a limited collection of wallpaper websites, and it is only because they want to deliver quality, non-repetitive images. So if you are looking for exclusive images that can tell a story, this is the website you should visit.
Although you can use the images for almost anything, the website is limited to redistributing the gratisography images, including on other sites / applications (paid or free). Download from gratisography.com
8) Pix's life
<img class = "ezlazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-198017″ alt=”Pix Life Free Wallpaper” width=”600″ height=”445″ sizes=”(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px” src=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Life-of-Pix-Free-Desktop-Background.png” srcset=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Life-of-Pix-Free-Desktop-Background.png 600w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Life-of-Pix-Free-Desktop-Background-400×297.png 400w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Life-of-Pix-Free-Desktop-Background-150×111.png 150w”/>
This is a website that selects the best photographer of the week and presents his photos. The reason I chose this website is because of the quality. You can find high resolution images that you can use as your desktop background, but they may be limited. Download from lifeofpix.com
9) Picjumbo
<img class = "ezlazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-198018″ alt=”Picjumbo wallpaper collection” width=”600″ height=”293″ sizes=”(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px” src=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Picjumbo-Wallpaper-collection.png” srcset=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Picjumbo-Wallpaper-collection.png 600w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Picjumbo-Wallpaper-collection-400×195.png 400w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Picjumbo-Wallpaper-collection-150×73.png 150w”/>
It offers free high-resolution photos, backgrounds and images for personal and commercial use. Looking at the photos, they have an impressive collection of photos. While the photos are free, they also offer a premium program that can get you all the photos from the website with one click, new photos by email, etc. Download from picjumbo.com
10) Stocksnap.io
<img class = "ezlazyload aligncenter size-large wp-image-198019″ alt=”stocknap Stock Image” width=”600″ height=”337″ sizes=”(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px” src=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images-600×337.png” srcset=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images-600×337.png 600w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images-400×225.png 400w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images-150×84.png 150w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images-768×432.png 768w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images-640×360.png 640w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stocksnap-Stock-images.png 969w”/>
It is a community website that offers a decent collection of royalty free images that you can download and use as your wallpaper. They also provide a tag search to help you discover stock images based on your choice. Download from Stocksnap.io
11) Pixabay
<img class = "ezlazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-198021″ alt=”Pixbay Wallpaper” width=”600″ height=”441″ sizes=”(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px” src=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pixbay-Wallpaper.png” srcset=”https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pixbay-Wallpaper.png 600w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pixbay-Wallpaper-400×294.png 400w, https://thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pixbay-Wallpaper-150×110.png 150w”/>
They offer more than a million high quality images and videos. Like the others, you can use the photos as wallpaper or create a theme from it, and even use it for business. Download from pixabay.com
We hope you find these websites as a great resource for downloading free background images for your desktop in Windows 10.
If you like wallpapers, these links will help you for sure:
- Live Wallpaper Clocks for Windows PC
- Display live wallpapers on Windows desktop
- Post images and videos on your desktop wallpaper
- Set an animated live video wallpaper as your Windows desktop background
- Set animated GIFs as a wallpaper in Windows 10.