Sunday, 19 October 2014

Stop syncing desktop backgrounds in Windows 8.1

Stop syncing desktop backgrounds in Windows 8.1

The most useful features of Windows 8.1 is the ability to synchronize various files and settings between your computers.

It is possible to be selective about which system settings are synchronized between your computers, so you can opt to have a different background image on each computer while still syncing everything else.
You’ll need to make sure that you are signed into Windows using our Microsoft account and then press the Windows key and C to call up the Charms bar. Click or tap Settings followed by Change PC Settings.
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Click the OneDrive link to the left hand side of the screen and then click Sync settings.





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To the right hand side of the screen, look to the Personalization settings section and flick the switch labelled Appearance to the Off position. This will stop your desktop background, colors, lock screen and account picture from syncing.

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