How to Set an Animated GIF As a Desktop Background in Windows

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Navigate to the Windows Club website at http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-dreamscene-activator-released.

   This site features the DreamScene Activator, which was released for Windows Vista but removed with the release of Windows
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   DreamScene is a feature that allows you to use an animated GIF as your desktop background. ,,,,, Before you can use the animated GIF as your desktop background, you must convert the file to WMV format. ,,,
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   Step 2: Scroll to the bottom of the landing page and click on “Download File.”

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   Step 3: Select the option to save the DreamScene .zip file to your desktop

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   Step 4: then double-click on the .zip file to extract its contents.

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   Step 5: Right-click on DreamScene Activator and select “Run as administrator.”

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   Step 6: Click on “Enable DreamScene.” Any open sessions of Windows Explorer will close and reopen as the tool makes the necessary changes to Windows.

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   Step 7: Navigate to the Online Convert website at http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-wmv.

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   Step 8: Click on “Browse” and select the GIF file you want used as your background.

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   Step 9: Click on “Convert File

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    Step 10: ” then select the option to download and save the WMV file to your desktop.

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    Step 11: Right-click on the WMV file

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    Step 12: then select “Set as Desktop Background.” Windows will then use DreamScene to play the animated GIF on your desktop background.

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