Windows 10: How to Change your Desktop Background to a Solid Colour

This video shows how to change your desktop background on your Windows 10 PC or laptop to a solid colour.

The video is between 2 and 3 minutes long and it includes a full set of subtitles.

In the video the following questions will be answered.

1. What sort of person might benefit from making this change?
2.Can I make the changes just using keyboard shortcuts.

A full transcript of this video can be found below.

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Hello everybody and welcome to this video.

In this video I am going to show you how to change the background on your Windows 10 laptop or PC from a photo or ornate pattern to a solid colour.

This is a helpful modification for many people who perhaps want to reduce the clutter on their screen.

But for those of you with a visual impairment this could be a necessary step in order to help you to access your laptop or PC more independently.

Press the Windows Key and the D key together in order to get onto your desktop.

Now press the Shift and F10 keys together.

A display menu should appear on your screen.

Now press the r key and the Personalise menu opens.

Now press the Tab key until you focus on the Background drop down box. Press the down arrow until the solid colour option is selected.

Press the Spacebar to confirm your selection.

Press the TAB key once and then use your arrow keys to select the colour that you want for your background.

Once you have chosen your colour press the Alt and F4 keys and you will taken back to your desktop.

And there you have it. A fairly simple procedure to change the background on your Windows 10 laptop or PC from a photo or ornate pattern to a solid colour.

Thanks for watching this video. If you want to join in with the discussion, please leave your comments below. How do you change your background? What is your favourite colour?

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