UMWP Autochanger

When people think of desktops, they often envision incredibly powerful and highly customizable machines, capable of accomplishing a wide variety of resource-intensive tasks. However, when it comes to customization, there are still some limitations that Windows users face.

One example is the inability to set different wallpapers to each monitor you own, which is where UMWP-Autochanger comes into play with its custom slideshow capabilities and randomized order of displaying for those who want more variety and inspiration in their lives.

Once installed, the app can be interacted with via its dedicated system tray icon at any point in time. Double-clicking it summons a cleanly designed window with a straightforward layout, listing the available options in a top toolbar with labelled icons meant to provide users with visual cues that ease the learning curve when using the app.

Photo directories are detected as sets, and users can add as many as they like, allowing them to create various nature, urban or science-fiction themes that can be set individually or combined, depending on the preference. The order in which the wallpapers are picked can be sequential, starting with the most recent or random, for those who like spontaneity in their life.

What sets this application apart is its ability to set different images to all of your monitors, to avoid monotony and repetitiveness, while also providing you with the opportunity to easily distinguish among them when assigning certain application windows in a workspace kind of format.

One can also adjust the wallpapers to fit the screen size and aspect ratio of each monitor, thanks to a Custom Layout Configuration tool, where the border width, grid and tile size have customizable sliders meant to ensure your wallpapers do not get cut off at the margins.

Moreover, users with nosy siblings or co-workers have the option to lock the app using a special password system to ensure that your wallpapers are not changed to something undesirable when you are away from your desk. Finally, automation can be made easier through built-in support for hotkeys that let you refresh, pause and lock the current wallpaper configuration.

If you are in the market for a program that changes all your monitors’ wallpapers at user-set intervals without locking certain features behind expensive license keys or data collection practices, then UMWP-Autochanger can be of great use given its support for hotkeys, passwords and multiple wallpaper directories in an accessible package.