Microsoft has many good ideas for Windows 11 that often do not ship, and one of them was "Dynamic Wallpapers," which, as the name suggests, could have made the wallpaper dynamic, similar to third-party tools like Lively Wallpaper.

Microsoft has been working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 for a few years, and now a former designer has revealed exactly what they look like. Sergey Kisselev, a former motion designer and 3D artist at Microsoft,

If you were hoping fancy ‘live’ wallpapers might come to Windows 11 – and you might have been, based on some past rumors – then I’ve got some bad news for you. It seems that so-called live or dynamic wallpapers – embellished with animations and subtle effects to pep them up beyond your average desktop background – were once planned for Windows 11,

Former Microsoft designer shares unreleased Windows 11 wallpapers, including Live designs. Unreleased wallpapers highlighted key design changes like a centered Start menu in Windows 11. Download the unreleased wallpapers from Sergey Kisselev's Behance in 1440p and 4K resolutions.

Inspired no doubt by Windows Vista Ultimate Extras, Microsoft considered shipping dynamic wallpapers with Windows 11 in 2022.