Turn off the everchanging windows 11 background screen

Chuck Galliher 20 Reputation points
2025-09-26T16:53:10.5633333+00:00

My windows 11 background screen keeps changing every few days. How do I turn it off?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
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DaveM121 928.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-09-26T17:28:28.8633333+00:00

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Open the Settings App, then go to Personalization - Background.

If the 'Personalize your Background drop-down menu is set to Windows Spotlight, set that to Picture and select your preferred image.

2

If that was not the problem, in the Settings App, go to Personalization - Themes.

If that is set to some active theme, set the theme to the default Windows Theme.

Then go back into the Background setting and set your preferred background image.

3

If neither of those were the cause of the problem, open the Settings App, then go to Apps - Installed apps

Check the list of installed apps to see if the Bing Wallpaper app is installed, if it is, uninstall it.

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    2025-09-26T16:53:11.0166667+00:00

    To turn off the ever-changing background on Windows 11, you can disable the theme change settings. Specifically, you should look for the "Prevent changing theme" policy, which disables the theme gallery in the Personalization Control Panel. If this setting is enabled, users won't be able to change or save a theme, which includes the desktop background.

    You can also specify a particular wallpaper using the "Desktop Wallpaper" setting to ensure that the background remains constant.

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