{"id":59186,"date":"2021-01-09T17:16:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T11:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=59186"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:14:17","slug":"change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Desktop Background Daily Automatically (Windows, Mac, Android)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to change desktop background daily, with a fresh wallpaper every morning, without lifting a finger? You can change your desktop background daily, automatically, on Windows 11, Windows 10, Mac and Android, using built-in settings or a free app. I&#8217;ve used a daily wallpaper changer for years, and opening my laptop to a new, stunning full HD photo never gets old. Here are the best ways to change your desktop background daily in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-daily-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"change desktop background daily with Bing wallpapers\" width=\"760\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-daily-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-daily-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-daily-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-daily-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-daily.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> On Windows 11, go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Background<\/strong> and choose <strong>Windows Spotlight<\/strong> for new photos from Microsoft, or <strong>Slideshow<\/strong> with <strong>Change picture every: 1 day<\/strong> to rotate your own photos. On a Mac, use <strong>System Settings \u2192 Wallpaper<\/strong> and turn on auto-rotate.<\/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-6ae41039b4936\" 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-6ae41039b4936\" 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\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#1_Change_desktop_background_daily_with_Windows_Spotlight\" >1. Change desktop background daily with Windows Spotlight<\/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\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#2_Use_the_Bing_Wallpaper_app\" >2. Use 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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#3_Rotate_your_own_photos_with_Slideshow\" >3. Rotate your own photos with Slideshow<\/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\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#4_Microsoft_Store_wallpaper_apps\" >4. Microsoft Store wallpaper apps<\/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\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#5_Change_wallpaper_daily_on_Mac\" >5. Change wallpaper daily on Mac<\/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\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#6_Change_wallpaper_daily_on_Android\" >6. Change wallpaper daily on Android<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#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-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#Why_isnt_Windows_Spotlight_changing_my_wallpaper\" >Why isn&#8217;t Windows Spotlight changing my wallpaper?<\/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\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#Are_daily_wallpapers_in_4K\" >Are daily wallpapers in 4K?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2021\/01\/change-desktop-background-daily-with-full-hd-wallpapers\/#Can_I_change_the_lock_screen_daily_too\" >Can I change the lock screen daily too?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Change_desktop_background_daily_with_Windows_Spotlight\"><\/span>1. Change desktop background daily with Windows Spotlight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows Spotlight is built into Windows 11 (and recent Windows 10 updates) and downloads beautiful landscape, wildlife and travel photos from Microsoft automatically.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the desktop and choose <strong>Personalize<\/strong>, then <strong>Background<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Personalize your background<\/strong>, select <strong>Windows Spotlight<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Use the camera icon on the desktop to learn about the photo, like it, or skip to the next one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Use_the_Bing_Wallpaper_app\"><\/span>2. Use the Bing Wallpaper app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-install-1024x470.jpg\" alt=\"bing wallpaper install\" width=\"760\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-install-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-install-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-install-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-install-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bing-wallpaper-install.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For exactly the <strong>Bing image of the day<\/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. It changes your desktop background daily to the photo featured on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing homepage<\/a>, and lets you browse past images from the system tray. During installation, you can untick the options to set Bing as your search engine and MSN as your homepage. See our full guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/12\/download-most-popular-bing-wallpapers-2013\/\">download Bing wallpapers daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Rotate_your_own_photos_with_Slideshow\"><\/span>3. Rotate your own photos with Slideshow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Put your favourite wallpapers or photos in one folder, ideally at your screen&#8217;s resolution (for example 1920\u00d71080 or 3840\u00d72160 for 4K).<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Background<\/strong> and choose <strong>Slideshow<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Browse<\/strong> and select your folder.<\/li>\n<li>Set <strong>Change picture every<\/strong> to <strong>1 day<\/strong>, and turn on <strong>Shuffle the picture order<\/strong> if you like.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>On Windows 10, the same options are under <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Background<\/strong>. For free high-quality photos, try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2022\/12\/best-free-images-stock-photos-sites\/\">best free stock photo sites<\/a> like Unsplash and Pexels.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Microsoft_Store_wallpaper_apps\"><\/span>4. Microsoft Store wallpaper apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-desktop-wallpaper-app-1024x581.png\" alt=\"daily desktop wallpaper app\" width=\"760\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-desktop-wallpaper-app-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-desktop-wallpaper-app-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-desktop-wallpaper-app-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-desktop-wallpaper-app-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-desktop-wallpaper-app.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apps like <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/search?query=daily%20wallpaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Desktop Wallpaper and Dynamic Theme<\/a> from the Microsoft Store can set both the desktop and lock screen to new Bing or Spotlight images each day, save copies to your Pictures folder, and choose higher resolutions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-wallpaper-settings-698x1024.png\" alt=\"change daily wallpaper settings\" width=\"370\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-wallpaper-settings-698x1024.png 698w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-wallpaper-settings-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-wallpaper-settings-102x150.png 102w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/daily-wallpaper-settings.png 739w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Set the image resolution to match your screen for the sharpest wallpaper.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Change_wallpaper_daily_on_Mac\"><\/span>5. Change wallpaper daily on Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>System Settings \u2192 Wallpaper<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a built-in collection such as <strong>Landscape<\/strong>, <strong>Cityscape<\/strong> or an <strong>Aerial<\/strong> shuffle, or click <strong>Add Folder<\/strong> to use your own photos.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on <strong>Auto-Rotate<\/strong> (or <strong>Shuffle<\/strong>) and set it to change <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Change_wallpaper_daily_on_Android\"><\/span>6. Change wallpaper daily on Android<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pixel and many Android phones:<\/strong> the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wallpaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wallpapers app<\/a> has a <strong>Daily wallpaper<\/strong> option in collections like Landscapes and Earth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samsung Galaxy:<\/strong> use <strong>Settings \u2192 Wallpaper and style \u2192 Lock screen<\/strong> wallpaper services such as Dynamic Lock Screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Launcher:<\/strong> can set the daily Bing image as your home screen wallpaper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"Why_isnt_Windows_Spotlight_changing_my_wallpaper\"><\/span>Why isn&#8217;t Windows Spotlight changing my wallpaper?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Check your internet connection, make sure you&#8217;re not on a metered connection, and switch Background to Picture and back to Windows Spotlight. Restarting the PC often fixes it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_daily_wallpapers_in_4K\"><\/span>Are daily wallpapers in 4K?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Many Bing and Spotlight images are available in 4K (UHD). Apps like Bing Wallpaper choose a resolution that matches your screen.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_change_the_lock_screen_daily_too\"><\/span>Can I change the lock screen daily too?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. In Windows, go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Lock screen<\/strong> and choose <strong>Windows Spotlight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to change desktop background daily, with a fresh wallpaper every morning, without lifting a finger? 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