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A fun way to streamline the use of your computer with Windows It's just putting an animated wallpaper on your PC, right? But Microsoft does not allow you to do this natively in the operating system, which leads us to look for alternative tools on the internet.
With that in mind, we've put together two app options so you can put that wallpaper the way you've always wanted. Check out these tips right now!
lively-wallpaper
This first alternative is free and can be installed free of charge by Microsoft Store. The open source project was developed by Indian programmer dani john and it was not thought to generate money, but an opportunity for him to test his skills.

In addition to allowing users to place a “moving” wallpaper, also called live wallpaper, on PC, Dani also thought about the performance of your computer at times when heavier applications are running. Once the computer with Windows starts to display games or even videos in full screen, the lively-wallpaper pause live wallpaper on PC so that its performance is not affected. See the step by step to install and configure.
1 - After installing the application on your computer, an option of ready-to-use templates will be available so the user doesn't have to act too much.
2 - If you like one of the variants, just click on the three dots and then on Set as background. Now, it's back to the home screen to see the live wallpaper already working. Look:


3 - Want to know how the option will look on your desktop? Just click on Background View and then maximize the window to get a preview. This way:

4 - If you want to send a personalized video that is not available on lively-wallpaper, you need to click Add, at the top right corner. Now, a range of options will be displayed.

5 - To use a video from the gallery, you just need to select the key Browse and find the file in your internal storage.

6 - Back on the app's home screen, just click on the three dots of the option you just submitted and then click Set as background.

Here's how the video will look:

Using YouTube Videos as Live Wallpaper on PC
The same application allows you to use a video that is on YouTube or any other website as live wallpaper on PC.

1 - Just copy the link and then paste in the section Enter url. Once the content is loaded, you just need to select it from the gallery and Set as background. Thus:

2 - A detail: if the selected video has sound, the audio will also be transmitted with the animated wallpaper, so always choose a screen saver that is muted so as not to interfere with other activities.

Obtain your Lively Wallpaper:
WallpaperEngine
This option is being sold for R$9,99 at Steam and, despite doing basically the same job as the app we mentioned earlier, a more complete experience is delivered in WallpaperEngine.

The same functionality of turning off live wallpaper on PC when some content (game or video) starts playing in full screen is available in this app, as well as LED hardware support.
This means that the same colors as the rest image will be able to match your gamer decor. O WallpaperEngine has application support Razer Chroma RGB and a free app for Android, which allows you to upload images that can be turned into animated wallpaper on your PC. The application also supports changing the lighting colors of products from Corsair, since it can “talk” with the icue.
The application for Android also allows you to set live wallpapers on your smartphone, suitable for your Android 12 Material You and with your cell phone's performance settings.

Another interesting feature is the possibility of creating “playlists” so that the live wallpaper be changed after a set time, when logging in or as soon as a specific application is opened on the computer. Support for 16:9, 21:9, 16:10 and 4:3 resolutions is also available.

Going further, the developers also allow software buyers to create their animated wallpaper by particle system, which can be explained as symbols that will interact with the animated wallpaper on the PC of your choice.

The app has a vast gallery of themes ready to be applied to your home screen, but if you want, you can send a video file to be turned into an animated wallpaper on your PC, similar to what was done in the previous app.
After making the payment at Steam, the developers point out that the user can install it on more than one computer without making a new payment, but all data will be synchronized with the store's account. Valve.

Another detail you need to pay attention to is the amount of memory required for the application to work on your computer with Windows. The developers indicate in the Steam that you have at least 1024 MB of free RAM so that the WallpaperEngine run smoothly. Access to Steam and make the purchase:
Did you manage to make the configuration you wanted on your home screen? tell us Comment!
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Sources: lively-wallpaper l WallpaperEngine
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