Bing and RSS-powered desktop wallpapers in Windows 7 are neat and cool, so why not combine them?

How lovely if you could get new Bing images automatically as your desktop background!

One way to download Bing wallpaper images is by usingBing Downloader.

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But if you are using Windows 7, you don’t need a separate third-party app.

ensure you do not name itBing.theme.txtaccidentally.

Step 3: Activate Bing Theme

Double-tap the file to set it as your visual theme.

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You should now see the Bing theme selected in theMy Themessection.

you could choose these controls as you like.

In resolutions higher than 800x600, the images look better if they are centered.

The file explorer on the Dell XPS 14 9440.

You might need to do these steps if you’ve not used Internet Explorer in Windows 7 too much.

In any case, it is a good idea to double-check that the feed is set up correctly.

press the feed, so that Internet Explorer loads the feed page on the right.

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Now you should see images downloaded from the feed.

Remember that theAutomatically download attached filesbox should be checked.

you’ve got the option to clickView Filesto see the downloaded images.

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Finally, sometimes the theme does not change images even though they are downloaded.

Simply right-choose the desktop, selectNext desktop background.A logout/login also forces a refresh of the theme.

Thus, for example,Deviant Artfeeds did not work at the time of this writing.

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But you’re free to enjoy Flickr feeds!

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