New Bing Wallpaper app lets you set Bing's daily images as your desktop wallpaper

[Karlston]

New Bing Wallpaper app lets you set Bing's daily images as your desktop wallpaper

Microsoft has launched a new Bing Wallpaper app for the desktop that lets users set the daily Bing image as their desktop wallpapers. The app lets users cycle through the daily wallpapers through the system tray. The daily Bing images will automatically be set as the desktop wallpaper.

 

General Manager for Bing Growth and Distribution at Microsoft, Michael Schechter, said in a tweet (spotted by WindowsCentral) that this is an “official supported way to set the Bing homepage image as your desktop wallpaper”. Interestingly, the Bing Desktop app has let users set the Bing daily image as the desktop wallpaper. However, that app also brought with it many other features such as the ability to search on Bing from the desktop and set news feeds.

The new Bing Wallpaper app is interestingly not offered through the Microsoft Store. Instead, users can head here to download the setup. Once installed, the initial setup offers users an option to set Bing as their default homepage and search engine. Though the checkboxes look greyed out, they can be deselected to choose against setting Bing as your homepage or default search engine.

 

Though minor, the app is a nifty way to set the Bing daily images as your desktop wallpaper for those that like those images. Schechter says that this feature has been requested “for years”.

 

 

Source: New Bing Wallpaper app lets you set Bing's daily images as your desktop wallpaper (Neowin)

[Nastrahl]

Finally an official program!

 

I was using Bing Snap to do so until now.

 

Since it's already there for the login page it was odd that it's not already in the Desktop customization settings.

 

Still too bad that you need an additional program though.

[Bigmedion]

I use ZapWallpaper Classic from many years without  problem 

[shorty6100]

"Look at the Grouse, look at the Grouse!" Nyuk nyuk.

 

[ultrahub]

Doesn't work for UHD resolution (3840 x 2160)