How to Add Stickers to Desktop in Windows 11

How to Add and Edit Desktop Stickers

There are two ways to start adding stickers to your Windows 11 desktop. You can open the sticker editor right from your desktop, or you can go through the Settings ⚙️ app. Both lead to the same editor, so use whichever is easier for you.

If it isn’t in your right-click menu 🖱️, use the Settings ⚙️ method instead.

Option 1Adding Stickers Directly from Your Desktop

This skips the Settings ⚙️ app and gets you to the sticker panel in a few clicks.

1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop, away from any icons or open windows. A context menu 🖱️ appears. On Windows 11, you may need to click Show more options if the menu looks short.
2. Click Add or edit stickers. The desktop dims slightly and the sticker panel opens, usually on the right side of the screen. If you don’t see this option, your Windows 11 build may not support stickers yet, or Microsoft hasn’t enabled the feature on your PC. Check Settings › Windows Update 🔃 for updates, or use the Settings ⚙️ method below.
3. Click the sticker you want in the panel. It appears on your desktop straight away. You can click more than one sticker.
4. Click the Stickers button on the toolbar at the top of the panel to close the selection panel. This closes only the part where you choose stickers. The editor stays open, so your stickers are still editable.
5. Hover your mouse cursor over a sticker. A border with small dots appears around it. Use it to move or resize the sticker:

   • To resize: Click and drag one of the dots on the border. Dragging outwards makes the sticker bigger. Dragging inwards makes it smaller.
   • To move: Click and drag the sticker itself to where you want it on the desktop.
6. Click the Close (X) button on the sticker editing toolbar when you’re happy with the position and size. This locks your stickers in place and ends editing mode. Your desktop returns to its normal view. To change a sticker later, open the editor again with the same steps.

Option 2Adding Stickers Through the Settings App

You can also add stickers from Settings by going to Personalization and opening the Background page. This is the reliable route if the right-click shortcut is missing or turned off on your computer.

1. Open the Settings ⚙️ app. Press the Win+I together, or click the Start button ⊞ and choose Settings.
2. Click Personalization in the left sidebar, then click Background on the right. The path is Settings › Personalization › Background
3. Click Add stickers. You should see this button under the background settings. Clicking it opens the sticker selection panel. If the button isn’t there, your build doesn’t have the feature yet. Check Settings › Windows Update 🔃 and install any pending updates.
4. Click the sticker you want to add. As in the first method, a selection of stickers appears in the panel, and the one you pick shows up on your wallpaper right away.
5. Click the Stickers button on the selection panel’s toolbar. This closes the picking panel but keeps the editor open.
6. Hover your mouse over the sticker to show its border with resize dots. Then edit it:

   • Resize: Click and drag the small dots on the sticker’s border.
   • Move: Click and drag the sticker itself to reposition it.
7. Click the Close (X) button on the sticker editing toolbar when you like how it looks. This saves your changes and returns your desktop to its normal view.

Summary

Adding desktop stickers lets you personalize how your Windows 11 PC looks. You can add them with the quick right-click shortcut on the desktop or through the Settings ⚙️ app. Either way you end up in the same editor, and the stickers stay in place on top of your wallpaper. If neither option appears on your PC, the feature is most likely not available on your build yet.