You have four main ways to get live wallpapers and animated backgrounds on Windows 10. While it's always possible to create your custom themes or wallpapers on Windows, here, we'll stick with automated methods. In this guide, we'll show you how to set live wallpaper in Windows 10.

For Windows 10 animated wallpaper and live backgrounds, ensure your laptop is plugged in, or you're using a desktop computer. While your desktop PC might not be affected, live wallpapers can prove to be a headache on battery-powered devices.Ĭonstant animation of the background is a noticeable drain on the power cell, leading to reduced performance and battery life.

However, they can also prove a bit of a problem.

They're not for everyone, but animated backgrounds are visually rich and always look amazing.