{"id":39830,"date":"2013-12-30T15:27:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T09:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=39830"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:20:45","slug":"download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download Bing Wallpapers Daily (Windows 11 Guide 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want the stunning photos from the Bing homepage as your desktop background? You can download Bing wallpapers for free, either one at a time from Bing.com or automatically every day with the official Bing Wallpaper app or Windows Spotlight. Back in 2013 Microsoft even released a pack of the year&#8217;s most popular Bing images, and here&#8217;s how to get Bing wallpapers on Windows 11, Mac and phones in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper1.jpg\" alt=\"download Bing wallpapers for desktop\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Install the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/bing\/bing-wallpaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Wallpaper app<\/a> from Microsoft to change your Windows desktop to the Bing image of the day automatically. Or, on Windows 11, open <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Background<\/strong> and choose <strong>Windows Spotlight<\/strong>. No software needed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad93dd95871e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad93dd95871e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Download_Bing_wallpapers_automatically_with_the_Bing_Wallpaper_app\" >Download Bing wallpapers automatically with the Bing Wallpaper app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Use_Windows_Spotlight_for_daily_Bing_images\" >Use Windows Spotlight for daily Bing images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Download_Bing_wallpapers_manually\" >Download Bing wallpapers manually<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Bing_wallpapers_on_Mac_Android_and_iPhone\" >Bing wallpapers on Mac, Android and iPhone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#What_happened_to_the_2013_Bing_wallpaper_pack\" >What happened to the 2013 Bing wallpaper pack?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Are_Bing_wallpapers_free\" >Are Bing wallpapers free?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#Is_the_Bing_Wallpaper_app_safe\" >Is the Bing Wallpaper app safe?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/#How_do_I_uninstall_Bing_Wallpaper\" >How do I uninstall Bing Wallpaper?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Bing_wallpapers_automatically_with_the_Bing_Wallpaper_app\"><\/span>Download Bing wallpapers automatically with the Bing Wallpaper app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Bing Wallpaper app is Microsoft&#8217;s official tool for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It sets the daily Bing homepage photo as your desktop background and lets you browse previous images.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/bing\/bing-wallpaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Wallpaper download page<\/a> and click <strong>Download<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Run the installer. It may offer to set Bing as your default search engine and MSN as your homepage. Uncheck those boxes if you don&#8217;t want them.<\/li>\n<li>Your wallpaper changes right away. A small Bing icon appears in the system tray.<\/li>\n<li>Click the tray icon to see where the photo was taken, skip to the next or previous image, or turn off daily changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The app updates once a day and uses very little memory, so it won&#8217;t slow your PC down.<\/p>\n<p>This video shows the Bing Wallpaper app setting a new wallpaper on a PC:<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe title=\"How to Auto-Change Wallpaper Daily on Your PC\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwnHibld0rg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Windows_Spotlight_for_daily_Bing_images\"><\/span>Use Windows Spotlight for daily Bing images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 11 has a built-in option that uses the same kind of photos, with no extra app:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the desktop and choose <strong>Personalize<\/strong>, or open <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Background<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Personalize your background<\/strong>, select <strong>Windows Spotlight<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A camera icon appears on the desktop. Use it to learn about the photo or switch to the next one.<\/li>\n<li>For the lock screen, go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Lock screen<\/strong> and choose Windows Spotlight too.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Spotlight images change regularly but not always daily. If you want exactly the Bing image of the day, use the Bing Wallpaper app.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Bing_wallpapers_manually\"><\/span>Download Bing wallpapers manually<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To save a single Bing image in full resolution:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing.com<\/a> on a desktop browser.<\/li>\n<li>Click the image info or the download icon near the bottom of the page (the layout changes from time to time) to save the picture.<\/li>\n<li>Set it as your wallpaper: right-click the saved image and choose <strong>Set as desktop background<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also written a separate guide on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/11\/download-bing-homepage-wallpapers-daily\/\">download Bing homepage wallpapers daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bing_wallpapers_on_Mac_Android_and_iPhone\"><\/span>Bing wallpapers on Mac, Android and iPhone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mac:<\/strong> there&#8217;s no official Mac app. Save images from Bing.com and set them in <strong>System Settings \u2192 Wallpaper<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Android:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Launcher<\/a> can change your home screen wallpaper to the daily Bing image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>iPhone:<\/strong> save the image from the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/microsoft-bing-search\/id345323231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Bing app<\/a> or Bing.com, then set it in <strong>Settings \u2192 Wallpaper<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happened_to_the_2013_Bing_wallpaper_pack\"><\/span>What happened to the 2013 Bing wallpaper pack?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In December 2013, Bing released a free wallpaper and screensaver pack with the 10 most popular Bing homepage images of the year, chosen by user interaction. It came as an .exe from the Microsoft Download Center, and the old Bing Desktop app later did a similar job. Both have been retired. Today the Bing Wallpaper app gives you every daily image instead, including past favourites.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Bing_wallpapers_free\"><\/span>Are Bing wallpapers free?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, Bing wallpapers are free for personal use as desktop and phone backgrounds. The photos are licensed by Microsoft, so don&#8217;t reuse them commercially or on websites.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_Bing_Wallpaper_app_safe\"><\/span>Is the Bing Wallpaper app safe?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s an official Microsoft app. Just uncheck the search engine and homepage options during setup if you don&#8217;t want to change your browser settings.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_uninstall_Bing_Wallpaper\"><\/span>How do I uninstall Bing Wallpaper?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Apps \u2192 Installed apps<\/strong>, find Bing Wallpaper and click <strong>Uninstall<\/strong>. Your current wallpaper stays until you change it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want the stunning photos from the Bing homepage as your desktop background? 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