Changing background colours and desktop settings.

“I have an HP laptop and I choose to use my own desktop background which is different from that supplied by the manufacturer.  I prefer a background that is not too dark and not too light but gives good contrast.” Yusuf  (Computer Science)

The desktop settings on a Windows computer can be changed via the Control Panel > Personalization and there you can choose themes or high contrast modes etc.  The Ease of Access Center also offers more ways of changing the way things look on the screen.

personalisation view of Windows 8