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How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size (2020)

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Change The Name Of The File And Click Save.

Step By Step Instructions

Click On The Start Menu Button.
STEP 1: Click On The Start Menu Button.
Type Display Settings.
STEP 2: Type Display Settings.
Select The Display Settings.
STEP 3: Select The Display Settings.
Scroll Down And Make Note Of The Desktop Resolution.
STEP 4: Scroll Down And Make Note Of The Desktop Resolution.
Close The Display Settings.
STEP 5: Close The Display Settings.
Once Again Click On The Start Menu Button.
STEP 6: Once Again Click On The Start Menu Button.
Type File Explorer.
STEP 7: Type File Explorer.
Select File Explorer To Launch The File Explorer.
STEP 8: Select File Explorer To Launch The File Explorer.
Navigate To Any Image The User Wishes To Use For Their Desktop Wallpaper. The Name Of The File In This Demonstration Is Sample Desktop Wallpaper.jpg
STEP 9: Navigate To Any Image The User Wishes To Use For Their Desktop Wallpaper. The Name Of The File In This Demonstration Is Sample Desktop Wallpaper.jpg
Right Click On The Image And Select Edit With Paint 3D.
STEP 10: Right Click On The Image And Select Edit With Paint 3D.
Select The Canvas Tool Within Paint 3D.
STEP 11: Select The Canvas Tool Within Paint 3D.
STEP 12: Make Sure Lock Aspect Ratio And Resize Image With Canvas Are Both Selected.
Set The Canvas Height To Match The Desktop Resolution Height Obtained From Step 4.
STEP 13: Set The Canvas Height To Match The Desktop Resolution Height Obtained From Step 4.
Press The Tab Key And The Width Automatically Adjusts.
STEP 14: Press The Tab Key And The Width Automatically Adjusts.
Uncheck Both Checkboxes For Lock Aspect Ratio And Resize Image With Canvas.
STEP 15: Uncheck Both Checkboxes For Lock Aspect Ratio And Resize Image With Canvas.
Modify The Canvas Width To Match The Desktop Resolution Width Obtained From Step 4 And Press The Tab Key.
STEP 16: Modify The Canvas Width To Match The Desktop Resolution Width Obtained From Step 4 And Press The Tab Key.
Select The Brushes Tool In Paint 3D.
STEP 17: Select The Brushes Tool In Paint 3D.
Choose The Fill Tool From The Right Menu.
STEP 18: Choose The Fill Tool From The Right Menu.
Adjust The Fill Tool Tolerance To 1% And Press The Tab Key.
STEP 19: Adjust The Fill Tool Tolerance To 1% And Press The Tab Key.
Choose A Preferred Color To Blend The Or Contrast The Image. Many Choose To Use The Dropper Tool To Grab A Color From The Image. For Most Instances, Black Works Best.
STEP 20: Choose A Preferred Color To Blend The Or Contrast The Image. Many Choose To Use The Dropper Tool To Grab A Color From The Image. For Most Instances, Black Works Best.
Click Once Inside Each White Box To Fill Them In With The Selected Color.
STEP 21: Click Once Inside Each White Box To Fill Them In With The Selected Color.
Click The Menu Button To Expand The Menu.
STEP 22: Click The Menu Button To Expand The Menu.
Select The Save As Button.
STEP 23: Select The Save As Button.
Click On Image For The Media Type.
STEP 24: Click On Image For The Media Type.
Choose A File Location And Make A Note Of It.
STEP 25: Choose A File Location And Make A Note Of It.
Change The Name Of The File And Click Save.
STEP 26: Change The Name Of The File And Click Save.
Once Again, Click The Start Menu Button.
STEP 27: Once Again, Click The Start Menu Button.
Type File Explorer.
STEP 28: Type File Explorer.
Select File Explorer To Launch The File Explorer.
STEP 29: Select File Explorer To Launch The File Explorer.
Navigate To The Newly Created Background Image. The Name Of The File In This Demonstration Is Sample Desktop Wallpaper Optimized.jpg
STEP 30: Navigate To The Newly Created Background Image. The Name Of The File In This Demonstration Is Sample Desktop Wallpaper Optimized.jpg
Right Click On The Newly Created Background Image And Choose Set As Desktop Wallpaper.
STEP 31: Right Click On The Newly Created Background Image And Choose Set As Desktop Wallpaper.
Notice The Significance Of The File Size Difference. It Is This File Size Difference That Helps Reduce Overall Memory Usage Of The Desktop Wallpaper. The Larger The Original Image The Better The Performance Gain.
STEP 32: Notice The Significance Of The File Size Difference. It Is This File Size Difference That Helps Reduce Overall Memory Usage Of The Desktop Wallpaper. The Larger The Original Image The Better The Performance Gain.
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Lesson Summary:

This lesson can be found within my book 27 Amazing Windows 10 Performance Boosting Tips: A Complete Visual Guide For Beginners, Intermediates & Experts. The goal of this lesson is to teach the user How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size in 2020, This lesson is performed using a complete visual guide. First, we will assess the primary skill one user will obtain through the lesson. Second, a brief risk analysis of how the lesson can impact system performance and security. Finally, we conclude with learning why this particular lesson is important.

Skills Obtained In This Lesson:

Skills Obtained In How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size
Skills Obtained In How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size (2020)

Risk Analysis Of This Lesson:

Risk Analysis Of How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size
Risk Analysis Of How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size (2020)

Why Learning How To Reduce Windows 10 Background Image File Size (2020) Is Important:

The “Personal” In Personal Computer

Ever since the computer has had a user interface, there has been a desktop experience. The desktop is your user’s little home base on your computer. They’re free to organize it to their wishes. If you’re like me, and you are obsessive about things you may do everything in your power to not have anything on your Microsoft Windows desktop. However, that’s just the thing; it’s your desktop. 

That said, there is one aspect of the desktop environment that can take away from Windows performance. This aspect is the desktop wallpaper. The desktop wallpaper uses as much memory as required for the photo you choose. Higher memory usage for a wallpaper might not seem like a big deal until you realize some photos are enormous. As of the writing of this article, the app camera is anywhere between 10 and 15 megapixels. this is 10 to 15 million pixels. 

Do High-Resolution Desktop Backgrounds Slow Down My Computer?

When using a high-resolution image as a desktop wallpaper, it can significantly reduce desktop load times. How does one figure out if their wallpaper is large? If you use one of the wallpapers included with Windows, then you don’t need to worry about it. The included Windows wallpapers have already been optimized to have a smaller file size. If you’re using a raw phone photo, then it likely is likely enormous. It’s easy to see how big a picture is by right-clicking on the image and choosing properties. 

Generally speaking, if your image file size is larger than 100 megabytes, then you should consider optimizing it. Optimization can be done right within Windows using the built-in Photos app. You need to open up the photo inside of the Photos app, and you can quickly resize the image to match your desktop resolution. I cannot count the number of times I’ve sat down at someone else’s machine and saw a family photo in their background. Celebrating family on a desktop is sweet, but optimizing the photo is essential to prevent system performance issues.

A quick resize of the image fixes the problem. Once you’ve saved the image at the newer resolution, in our example we’re only going to do 1920 by 1080 pixels, you can right-click on the image again and view the properties to see the new file size.

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