How to change Xbox background

Want to know how to change Xbox background? You're in the right place. This article will give you steps to change Xbox background on PC & phone.

This post helps you change your Xbox background on PC & phone without hassle.

Whether you're tired of the default background image or just want to make your gameplay recording more visually appealing when you record your gameplay on PC, changing Xbox background can improve your user experience. But you may find it is hard to change custom background in Xbox.

Whatever your reason, we will introduce to you how to change your Xbox background. You can use our guide on how to perform background change in Xbox quickly. Whatever the image from your PC or your phone, it can be used to change Xbox background.

How to change Xbox background on PC

Sometimes, you don't know how to change your Xbox background on PC before recording screen on Windows, the following steps can help you change your Xbox background on PC quickly.

Step 1. Open the Xbox app on your Windows 10 and go to "Profile& System" > "Settings" > "General" > "Personalization" to make personal adjustments to change Xbox background.

Step 2. Then navigate to "My color & background".

Step 3. There are various options available to choose the background on your PC's Xbox app. you can change your Xbox app background according to your preferences and make it reflect your style and gaming experience.

For custom images, you can copy the JPG or PNG file from external devices like a USB drive and plug it into your Xbox. This enables you to select the custom image as your background. To choose a solid color or game art, simply pick a color from "My color" option and click "OK" to set it as the Xbox background.

If you want to adjust achievement art, go to "Achievement art" >"Gaming". From there, you can select a game from the list and set the achievement with the background art as your background. To use screenshots as your background, choose the desired image and select "More actions (…)" > "Background" >"Set background".

Tip: To capture clips on PC, you can press the hotkey "Windows + G" to open the in-built software Xbox Game bar. Click square "Capture" button or press "Windows + Alt + R" to start and stop recording. Then your recorded clip will be saved automatically in the "Capture" folder on your PC.

Get a dynamic background, select the background art you like and click "Apply" to make it your dynamic Xbox background.

If you feel the ways above is too complicated, there are a convenient tool for you – TMX app. Here's step to change Xbox background with TMX app.

Step 1. Launch Xbox on PC and tap on "Store" icon.

Step 2. Type "TMX" in the searching field and install this app on Xbox.

Step 3. Pick your favorite themes or background from the given item in TMX.

How to change Xbox background on phone

If you want to replace your Xbox background with any image from your phone, you should keep reading. The steps below can help you change your Xbox background.

To change the Xbox background with images from your phone, there are a few essential tools you need to prepare:

• My Files Explorer. Allow you to navigate and access the files stored on your phone.
  
• OneDrive. To transfer images from your phone to your Xbox, you will need to have the cloud-based OneDrive app installed on your phone.
• Microsoft Edge. To support accessing certain files and websites directly from your Xbox console.

By having these tools prepared and installed on your phone, you'll be ready to transfer and utilize images from your phone as Xbox backgrounds. Following these steps will enable you to change the Xbox background using images from your phone.

Step 1. Open your phone's gallery or image viewer app and select the image you want to set as the Xbox background. Go to OneDrive. Then choose to share or export the image, and select the option to send it to OneDrive.

Step 2. Access OneDrive on your Xbox console by visiting the OneDrive app or going to the OneDrive website using Microsoft Edge. Find the image you uploaded from your phone in OneDrive and open it.

Step 3. From the image view in OneDrive, select the "Share" > "Get a link" option. Copy the shareable link of the image from OneDrive to your clipboard.

Step 4. Open Microsoft Edge on your Xbox console and add a new tab by clicking the "+" button. Using Microsoft Edge, paste the copied link into the address bar by pressing the Xbox controller's Three Bars button and selecting "Paste and go".

Step 5. The image will now be displayed in Microsoft Edge. Select the "Download" option and choose "Save as" to save the image locally on your Xbox console.

Step 6. Open "My Files Explorer" and locate "UserMgr0" file. Then go to "Picture" > "Saved Picture" to click the image and select "Set as Wallpaper". Now your new background is set.

Conclusion

That's all for how can you change Xbox custom background. Now, believe that you're familiar with how to change Xbox background on both PC and phone.