New Windows 10 Desktop Wallpapers

New Windows 10 Desktop Wallpapers

Alongside major Windows 10 feature updates, Microsoft has periodically released new official desktop wallpapers — and this set, released around the October 2020 Update, included both dark and light themed wallpapers that echo the classic Windows logo styling from earlier versions of Windows, reworked with a more modern look. Take a look at the wallpapers below and pick whichever suits your setup — the dark and light variants both feature the same central design, so it comes down to personal preference and what fits your desktop icons and taskbar theme best.

Setting it as your background

To set one as your desktop background, right-click the downloaded image in File Explorer and choose Set as desktop background, or go to Settings > Personalization > Background and browse to the image manually. The same steps work identically on Windows 11.

A note if you’re still on Windows 10

This particular wallpaper set dates to the October 2020 Update, and Windows 10 itself reached the end of free support on 14 October 2025 — so if you’re reading this on an unpatched Windows 10 install, that’s worth addressing before worrying about wallpapers (see our Windows & Server licensing guide for ESU enrolment options that extend security updates through October 2027). The wallpapers themselves work fine regardless of which Windows version or support status you’re on — they’re just static image files.

Want variety without managing files yourself?

If you’d rather not hunt down and download wallpaper sets manually, Windows Spotlight (under Settings > Personalization > Background, choose “Windows Spotlight”) rotates in a curated set of professional photography automatically at no ongoing effort — a different approach to the same goal as this gallery, useful if you want fresh backgrounds without keeping track of image files yourself.

Resources

• October 2020 update
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