如果您坚持使用基本的蓝色背景和标准配色方案，您可能还没有意识到Windows 10提供的个性化深度。最有趣的功能之一是应用动态壁纸(apply live wallpapers)的能力。您可以将移动视频作为桌面背景，而不是静态图像。
您可以通过多种方式将视频用作Windows 10 PC 上的壁纸。包括VLC(VLC)在内的多个第三方应用程序允许您将视频壁纸应用到桌面背景。还有一些可用的专业视频背景应用程序，可让您将自定义视频背景应用到您的桌面。
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使用 VLC 应用视频壁纸(Applying Video Wallpapers Using VLC)
任何熟悉免费和开源VLC 媒体播放器(VLC media player)的人都会发现它包含一项功能，允许您将视频应用为桌面壁纸。
VLC能够播放几乎所有类型的视频，因此如果您正在寻找将视频作为墙纸应用到Windows 10桌面的方法，这将是最快和最简单的方法之一。
但是，只要VLC打开并播放您的视频，您就只能将此视频保留为墙纸。这是应用临时视频壁纸的好方法。如果您想永久使用视频壁纸，下面列出的其他方法之一将更适合。
- 要使用VLC将视频用作壁纸，请打开VLC并开始播放您的视频。右键单击(Right-click)播放窗口，然后单击Video > Set as Wallpaper以将视频应用为桌面墙纸。
- 要结束视频壁纸，请在VLC播放器窗口中停止视频，或完全关闭VLC。这将使您的桌面恢复为您之前应用的默认静态壁纸。
使用推送视频壁纸添加 YouTube 和其他视频(Adding YouTube And Other Videos Using Push Video Wallpapers)
如果您想更永久地使用视频壁纸，则需要使用第三方应用程序来执行此操作。一个很好的例子是Push Video Wallpapers，它允许您将本地视频、动画GIF(GIFs)甚至YouTube视频应用为桌面的视频壁纸。
推送视频壁纸(Push Video Wallpapers)包括示例视频和GIF(GIFs)，供您在首次安装应用程序时试用，但您可以使用自己的视频、GIF(GIFs)或YouTube视频。您还可以创建播放列表，允许您在不同类型的内容之间循环播放，或者您可以将单个视频设置为循环播放。
- 安装推送视频壁纸后，单击右上角的(Push Video Wallpapers)播放列表(Playlist)图标创建一个新的播放列表。从下拉菜单中，单击新建(New)。
- 在“新建播放列表”(New Playlist)窗口中，输入新壁纸播放列表的名称，然后单击“确定(OK)”进行保存。
- 从下拉菜单中选择您的新播放列表。要添加新视频或GIF，请单击设置窗口右下角的Plus/Add
- 在选择窗口中，找到您的视频或GIF文件。您可能需要在右下角的文件类型下拉菜单中切换视频文件(Video Files)和图像文件。(Image Files)选择内容后，单击添加到播放列表(Add to Playlist)将其添加到播放列表中。
- 要添加YouTube和其他网络或互联网视频，请单击右下角的添加 URL(Add URL )图标。
- 在“添加 URL(Add URL ) ”窗口中将 URL 粘贴到您的视频，然后单击“添加到播放列表(Add to Playlist)”将其添加到您的播放列表中。
- 如果您想将YouTube播放列表用于视频壁纸，请单击右上角的播放列表(Playlist )图标，然后从下拉菜单中选择YouTube 。
- 在添加 YouTube 播放列表(Add YouTube playlist )窗口中，将URL添加到您的YouTube播放列表或视频。单击(Click) 添加 Youtube 播放列表(Add Youtube Playlist)，将播放列表中的视频添加到本地推送视频壁纸(Push Video Wallpaper)播放列表。
- 您可以使用窗口底部的选项控制您的推送视频壁纸播放列表，并使用标准视频播放选项来播放、暂停、跳过等。(Push Video Wallpapers)您还可以使用右上角的选项将播放列表设置为重复和随机化。
- 要隐藏您的推送视频壁纸(Push Video Wallpapers)窗口，您可以将其最小化。您还可以通过单击Settings > Basic > System Tray Icon将其添加为系统托盘图标（将其隐藏到任务栏中的通知区域） 。
推送视频壁纸(Push Video Wallpapers)是一个很棒的免费选项，可以将任何视频或GIF转换为播放列表以用于视频壁纸。免费用户的唯一限制是定期提醒您升级，单个许可证的费用约为 10 美元。
使用桌面动态壁纸应用程序(Using The Desktop Live Wallpapers App)
Microsoft Store提供各种视频壁纸应用供您安装和使用。最好的之一是桌面动态壁纸(Desktop Live Wallpapers)，它与推送视频壁纸(Push Video Wallpapers)一样，允许您添加自己的视频并将它们用作桌面的动态视频壁纸。
此应用仅支持免费版本的WMV视频文件，并且播放控件有限，但您可以升级到桌面动态壁纸专业版(Desktop Live Wallpapers Pro)，价格为 3.99 美元。
- 安装后，桌面动态壁纸(Desktop Live Wallpapers)将在任务栏的通知区域中显示为系统托盘图标。双击此图标可访问设置菜单。
- 您需要添加桌面动态壁纸(Desktop Live Wallpapers)可以监视视频的文件夹。要添加视频文件夹，请单击添加文件夹(Add Folder )按钮。
- 在“浏览文件夹(Browse For Folder)”窗口中选择要监视的文件夹，然后单击“确定(OK)”将其添加到列表中。它找到的任何视频都将出现在主视频列表中，此时视频会自动作为您的桌面壁纸播放。
- 桌面动态壁纸(Desktop Live Wallpapers)会将此文件夹中的视频加载到您的列表中。如果您将任何其他视频添加到此文件夹，请单击刷新文件夹(Refresh Folder )按钮以更新列表。
- 要更改播放设置，请单击设置(Settings)选项卡。从这里，您可以更改启动启动选项、首选背景视频播放器和其他播放选项（包括禁用声音的功能）。
- 要随时停止视频播放，您需要右键单击系统托盘图标，然后单击Pause/Play live wallpaper 选项。或者，您可以单击退出(Exit)关闭桌面动态壁纸(Desktop Live Wallpapers)并终止视频播放，使壁纸恢复正常。
Windows 10 中视频背景的替代品(Alternatives To Video Backgrounds In Windows 10)
如果您不想在Windows 10 PC 上使用视频作为墙纸，那么您还有其他选择。您可以在 PC 上使用高分辨率 4K 壁纸(use high-resolution 4K wallpapers)，从而为您提供明亮多彩的桌面，而无需担心电池寿命（对于笔记本电脑）或连续视频播放的资源使用情况。
您可以随心所欲地个性化您的桌面，在线数以百万计的图像可用作背景，让您的桌面更加生动。如果您是动漫迷，您可以前往一些最好的动漫壁纸网站(best anime wallpaper sites)寻找您的背景，您可以想到的几乎所有利基和兴趣都有类似的网站。
How To Use a Video As Your Wallpaper On Windows 10
If you’ve stuck with а basic blue background and standard color scheme, you might not have realized the depth of personalization on offer in Windows 10. One of the most interesting featureѕ is the ability tо apply live wallpapers. Rather than a static image, you can see a moving video as your desktop background instead.
There are a few ways you can use a video as your wallpaper on a Windows 10 PC. Several third-party apps, including VLC, allow you to apply video wallpapers to your desktop background. There are also specialist video background apps available that allow you to apply custom video backgrounds to your desktop as well.
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Applying Video Wallpapers Using VLC
It should be no surprise to anyone familiar with the free and open-source VLC media player to find that it includes a feature allowing you to to apply videos as desktop wallpapers.
VLC is capable of playing almost every type of video imaginable, so if you’re looking for ways to apply a video as a wallpaper to a Windows 10 desktop, this would be one of the quickest and easiest methods.
You will only be able to maintain this video as a wallpaper for as long as VLC is open and playing your video, however. This is a good method to use to apply temporary video wallpapers. If you want to use video wallpapers on a permanent basis, one of the other methods listed below will be better suited.
- To use a video as a wallpaper using VLC, open VLC and begin playing your video. Right-click the playback window, then click Video > Set as Wallpaper to apply the video as your desktop wallpaper.
- To end your video wallpaper, stop the video in the VLC player window, or close VLC entirely. This will return your desktop to the default, static wallpaper you had applied previously.
Adding YouTube And Other Videos Using Push Video Wallpapers
If you want to use video wallpapers on a more permanent basis, you’ll need to use a third-party app to do so. One good example is Push Video Wallpapers, which allows you to apply local videos, animated GIFs, or even YouTube videos as video wallpapers for your desktop.
Push Video Wallpapers includes sample videos and GIFs for you to try out when you first install the app, but you can use your own videos, GIFs, or YouTube videos. You can also create playlists, allowing you to loop between different types of content, or you can set a single video to repeat on a loop.
- Once Push Video Wallpapers is installed, create a new playlist by clicking the Playlist icon in the top-right. From the drop-down menu, click New.
- In the New Playlist window, type a name for your new wallpaper playlist, then click OK to save.
- Select your new playlist from the drop-down menu. To add a new video or GIF, click the Plus/Add icon in the bottom-right corner of the settings window.
- In the selection window, locate your video or GIF files. You may need to switch between Video Files and Image Files in the file type drop-down menu in the bottom-right. Once you’ve selected your content, click Add to Playlist to add it to your playlist.
- To add YouTube and other network or internet videos, click the Add URL icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Paste the URL to your video in the Add URL window, then click Add to Playlist to add it to your playlist.
- If you want to use a YouTube playlist for video wallpapers, click the Playlist icon in the top-right, then select YouTube from the drop-down menu.
- In the Add YouTube playlist window, add the URL to your YouTube playlist or video. Click Add Youtube Playlist to add the videos from the playlist to your local Push Video Wallpaper playlist.
- You can control your Push Video Wallpapers playlist using the options at the bottom of the window, with standard video playback options to play, pause, skip, and more. You can also set your playlist to repeat and randomize using the options in the top-right corner.
- To hide your Push Video Wallpapers window from view, you can minimize it. You can also add it as a system tray icon (hiding it to the notifications area in your taskbar) by clicking Settings > Basic > System Tray Icon.
Push Video Wallpapers is a great, free option to turn any video or GIF into a playlist to use for video wallpapers. The only limitation for free users is a regular reminder asking you to upgrade, which costs around $10 for a single license.
Using The Desktop Live Wallpapers App
The Microsoft Store has various video wallpaper apps available for you to install and use. One of the best is Desktop Live Wallpapers which, like Push Video Wallpapers, allows you to add your own videos and use them as live video wallpapers for your desktop.
This app only supports WMV video files in the free version and has more limited playback controls, but you can upgrade to Desktop Live Wallpapers Pro for $3.99.
- Once installed, Desktop Live Wallpapers will appear as a system tray icon in the notifications area of your taskbar. Double-click on this icon to access the settings menu.
- You’ll need to add a folder that Desktop Live Wallpapers can monitor for videos. To add a video folder, click the Add Folder button.
- Select a folder to monitor in the Browse For Folder window, then click OK to add it to the list. Any videos it finds will appear in the main videos list, with videos playing automatically as your desktop wallpaper at this point.
- Desktop Live Wallpapers will load the videos from this folder to your list. If you add any additional videos to this folder, click the Refresh Folder button to update the list.
- To change your playback settings, click the Settings tab. From here, you can change the boot-up launch options, preferred background video player, and other playback options (including the ability to disable sound).
- To stop video playback at any time, you’ll need to right-click the system tray icon and click the Pause/Play live wallpaper option. Alternatively, you can click Exit to close Desktop Live Wallpapers and terminate the video playback, returning your wallpaper to normal.
Alternatives To Video Backgrounds In Windows 10
If you don’t want to use a video as your wallpaper on a Windows 10 PC, then you have alternatives. You can use high-resolution 4K wallpapers on your PC instead, giving you a bright and colorful desktop without worrying about battery life (for laptops) or resource usage from continuous video playback.
You can personalize your desktop the way you want to, with millions of images online ready to use as backgrounds to liven up your desktop. If you’re an anime fan, you could head to some of the best anime wallpaper sites to look for your backgrounds, with similar sites available for almost every niche and interest you can think of.
