14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 comes with a brand new wallpaper that, according to Microsoft, was created with zero digital effects, so the Windows logo you see on your desktop has nothing to do with Photoshop or other image processing software.
But the Windows 10 hero image shouldn’t be just a simple wallpaper, adopters of Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system explain on UserVoice, because the very same photo can be used as a boot animation too. The first time we wrote about this suggestion was in early July, and many expected the software giant to take this request into consideration ahead of the grand debut of the OS on July 29.
That didn’t happen though, so now users interested in this feature can only hope that an update will eventually bring it, although that’s unlikely to happen in the near future.
Visual effects in official video
The official video that was released by Microsoft to present this hero wallpaper in Windows 10 can be used as source for a potential boot animation, users say, and they are right. There are plenty of visual effects in the video and animations that can be used as boot animation, but Microsoft decided to keep things simple and go for a more traditional approach.
“There appear to be a lot of footage to choose from, including the animation used in the ending of the video,” the UserVoice request reads.
“Using this as a boot animation, if it can be achieved with decent quality, would establish a unification of the OS with its default background (which is to be iconic for the years to come, looking at older but still-popular Windows versions like XP, Vista, and 7) as well as giving the magical and premium feel a still image produced specifically for the desktop wallpaper cannot achieve on its own.”
And they are right. The video indeed offers plenty of visual effects to choose from, but it’s obviously a matter of performance and implementation to make this possible in Windows 10. For the time being, there’s no third-party app that could help change the boot animation in Windows 10, but as usual, it’s only a matter of time until one becomes available.
The next big update is scheduled to go live in November, so if there’s a chance to see a new boot animation in Windows 10, that’s the right moment for it.
