These steps are basically what you have to do in order to have a live, animated wallpaper, even if you are using Windows 11.

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You can also set a rule to stop the live wallpapers when your laptop is running on battery.Home › Windows 11 › How To › How to Set Live Wallpaper on Windows 11 These wallpapers are animated images and they require extra system resources, however, they will pause automatically when using an app or game on fullscreen.

Go to the start-up tab > right-click on the Lively Wallpaper > click on Disable.

Right-click on Start > click on the Task manager option.

Click on the arrow icon to show hidden icons > right-click on the Lively Wallpaper icon > and click on the Exit option.

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Then your live wallpaper will appear on your PC’s desktop.

Double-click on the live wallpaper you added.

Optional: If you don’t have a live wallpaper you can download some from this website “ MoeWalls” at high resolution.

Select the live wallpaper you want to add.

To add custom live wallpapers click on the Add Wallpaper option.

Click the menu (three-dotted) button and select the “Set as Wallpaper” option.

Click on Library > select a live wallpaper of choice.

Search for Lively Wallpaper > click on the Install button > when the download is complete click the Open button.

Open Start > search for Microsoft Store > click on the Open button.

Here is how to set live wallpapers on Windows 11

It also offers a library with many live wallpapers that you can choose from, to set as backgrounds on Windows 11. It allows you to set videos, webpages, and GIF images as desktop wallpapers. Lively Wallpaper is a free and open-source app for animated desktop wallpapers. Windows 11 users can set live wallpapers on their desktop with a Lively Wallpaper app available in the Microsoft Store.

Lively wallpaper backgrounds