How to give a Christmas touch to your Windows 8.1

Christmas is just around the corner and what better way to receive it than decorating our home with a Christmas touch, and why not, also our Windows 8.1 with the help of a few applications and wallpapers, among others.

In this article we will see where we can get Christmas wallpapers, how we can configure our operating system to change the background automatically, and which holiday apps are available in the Windows 8 store.

Give a Christmas touch to your Windows 8

A good way to change the look of your Windows 8.1 is to make use of one of the many themes that Microsoft makes available to you. all users through its website.

When you install a theme, it will change your wallpaper, window color, and system sounds, so they all work together to create a unique environmentThe most common thing is that a theme is made up of several wallpapers that change every X minutes.

An example of a Christmas theme would be Holiday Lights, which will change the color of windows to white, introduce 17 rotating themes, and add Christmas sounds to your device. You can download it by clicking here, and to install it you only have to double click on the file you have downloaded.

You can go back to your previous theme at any time from the Windows 8 PersonalizationTo get here, you just have to right-click on the Desktop and choose the Personalize option. In this new window you will be able to see all the themes you have installed, and you will be able to switch from one to another simply by clicking on the one you want.

However, you don't need to use a theme if you want to personalize your Windows 8.1 either, as you can simply use Christmas wallpapers keeping the rest of your system intact. Websites like Free Christmas Wallpapers, Wallpaper Abyss, Desktop Nexus, or HD Wallpapers; They will help you search among thousands of backgrounds set at Christmas, available in all the resolutions you can imagine.

Christmas Apps

Christmas 8 is a free application so simple, it only has a static image as background. It's basically an app that collects 240 minutes of Christmas music, and allows you to play it in the background, as well as control the playback volume. If you don't know how to decorate your home this Christmas, you already have ideal music for these dates.

Christmas 8 | see its listing in the Windows 8 store

ChristmasCards, as its name indicates, will allow us to create Christmas postcardsto send to our friends and family on these important dates. You will be able to choose a theme, a phrase among those offered by the application, and finally import a photograph that you want to attach.

ChristmasCards | see its listing in the Windows 8 store

My Christmas Recipe Book will help you plan Christmas dinner at home that you haven't already done. With this application you can review the different options of Christmas recipes, ideal for that special night with the family, since in addition to this it also explains what you will need and how you should prepare it

My Christmas Recipe Book | see its listing in the Windows 8 store

Lots more in the Windows Store

In addition to these three applications that we have presented to you, in the Windows Store you can find many more that you will undoubtedly take advantage of this holiday season. For example, if we search for the term Christmas, we will find applications such as Christmas Lottery, which will allow us to check the results of the Christmas lottery; o Christmas Crafts, which will help you create Christmas crafts with which you can surprise your friends and family.

Discover everything Windows 8 can offer you this Christmas, thanks to the applications that the developers have created so that you don't miss anything this holiday seasonIt does not matter if you are looking to set a family gathering a bit with Christmas music, or surprise your guests with a spectacular banquet; surely there is an ideal application for you.

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