Overview – Background
Slideshow in Windows
It appears that you’re obsessed with the continuously changing desktop background.
You can choose various images collectively and display them in the desktop background in the slideshow form. You can also change the timing of the image transitions, image size, whether or not to shuffle photos, and whether or not to switch the slideshow on or off while charging.
By the end of this article, you’ll be able to enable/disable slideshow on your PC/laptop:
Using Windows Settings
Using Power Plan Settings
Using Windows
Settings
Step #1: Open the ‘Windows Settings‘ from the start menu or press the ‘Windows key + I’ Key Combination.
Windows Settings App
Step #2: Click the ‘Personalization’ option from the left sidebar and select the ‘Background’ option.
‘Background’ option
Step #3: To enable slideshows, select the ‘Slideshow’ option from the dropdown menu.
‘Slideshow’ option
Step #4: Choose the picture album for the slideshow by clicking the ‘Browse’ button. Set the time after which you want to change the background wallpaper from the dropdown menu. Select whether or not you want to shuffle the picture order and whether or not to run the slideshow when the device isn’t charging.
Explaining Slideshow settings
Note: To disable slideshows, select the ‘Picture’ option or the ‘Solid Color’ option from the dropdown menu.
Using Power Plan
Settings
Step #1: Type and open the ‘Edit Power Plan’ from the start menu.
‘Edit Power Plan’
Step #2: Click the “Change advanced power settings” option and the ‘power options’ panel will appear in the new window.
Change Advanced Power Settings
Step #3: Click the [+] button and expand the ‘Desktop background settings’ option. Again click the [+] button to expand the ‘Slideshow’ option.
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Step #4: You need to configure settings according to your requirements. Depending on the power plan whether during charging or on battery, change the buttons to available if you want to allow the Desktop background slide show, and to Paused if you want to disable it and press the ‘Apply’ button.
Change Desktop Slideshow Settings
FAQs Related to
Slideshow in Windows
Does Slideshow consume more
battery?
Yes, the desktop background slideshow consumes more battery as compared to static desktop wallpaper. However, it’s perfectly fine to use it while your laptop/PC is charging and not on battery.
Does wallpaper
slideshow slow down computer?
The slideshow wallpaper keeps running in the background, thus consuming slightly excessive graphics memory for rendering continuously. So on that basis, yes, the slideshow wallpaper can slightly reduce the performance of your computer.
Conclusion
In this article, we’ve covered how to enable/disable slideshow in Windows 11.
Using the customization controls in the slideshow settings, the behavior of slideshows can be easily modified depending on your preferences. Also, if you don’t like the slideshow, you can disable it.
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A Slideshow is a series of still pictures displayed on your desktop background or when your computer is inactive. You can easily set a picture folder as your desktop background slideshow, screensaver slideshow, or lock screen slideshow. If you want to customize the Slideshow settings on Windows 11/10 further, here is a full guide.
Where is the Slideshow option in Windows 11?
The Slideshow option from your desktop background is present inside the Personalization settings on your Windows 11 PC. You can open your Settings app and then move to Personalization > Background to access slideshow settings. To know details on how you can access and change slideshow settings, check out this post.
Here are the basic steps to customize the desktop background image slideshow settings on your Windows 11/10 PC:
- Open the Settings app.
- Go to the Personalization tab.
- Click on the Background option.
- Tap on the Personalize your background drop-down option.
- Select Slideshow.
- Customize slideshow settings accordingly.
Let us discuss the above steps in detail!
First, press the Win+I hotkey to launch the Settings app and then move to the Personalization tab from the left-side pane. You can also right-click on your desktop and choose the Personalize option from the context menu to open the Personalization settings.
Now, click on the Background option from the right-side pane. Then, press the drop-down button associated with the Personalize your background option and choose the Slideshow option.
You can now select the picture album that you want to set as the background image slideshow on your desktop. Click on the Browse button and then select the source picture folder for your slideshow.
After that, you can configure various slideshow settings. You can set up the time after which every picture will be refreshed and changed. For that, click on the Change picture every drop-down option and set the time to 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, or 1 day.
Besides that, you can enable or disable options like Shuffle the picture order and Let slideshow run even if I’m on battery power as per your requirement.
Once done, you can close the Settings app and the image slideshow will be displayed as per your customizations.
Read: Desktop Background Slideshow not working in Windows.
How to set up Screensaver slideshow on Windows 11/10?
If you want to change the settings of your screensaver slideshow on Windows 11/10, use the below steps:
- Click on the search option.
- Search and open Screen Saver Settings.
- Choose Photos from the Screen Saver drop-down.
- Press the Settings button.
- Select the source picture folder.
- Set up slideshow speed and shuffle picture options.
- Click on the Save button.
Firstly, open the Windows Search option and then type screensaver in the search box. From the search results, click on the Change screen saver option. This will open up the Screen Saver Settings window.
Now, click on the drop-down menu button present below the Screen saver option and choose the Photos option.
After that, press the Settings button and click on the Browse button to select the source image folder that you want to use as a screensaver slideshow. You can then change the slideshow speed to Slow, Medium, or Fast. If you want to shuffle the slideshow images, you can enable the Shuffle pictures checkbox. Else, leave it unchecked. And, press the Save button to apply new changes.
Once done, you can preview the screensaver slideshow by clicking on the Preview button. If it looks fine, click on the Apply > OK button and close the window.
Read: How to enable Wallpaper Slideshow in Windows?
How to change lock screen slideshow settings in Windows 11/10?
You can also configure your lock screen slideshow settings on Windows 11/10. For that, open Settings and go to the Personalization > Lock screen option. After that, set the Personalize your lock screen option to Slideshow and it will allow you to set various lock screen slideshow settings. These settings include Only use pictures that fit my screen, Play a slideshow when using battery power, Turn off the screen after the slideshow has played for, etc.
TIP: This post will help you if the Lock Screen slideshow is not working on Windows. You can use Registry or Group Policy to enable or disable Slideshow.
How do I enable slideshow in Windows 11 Photos?
The Slideshow feature in the Photos app in Windows 11 is removed now. However, users can still enable the slideshow function in the Photos app using its Legacy version. Download and install the Microsoft Photos Legacy app from Microsoft Store and open it. Go to its Album tab, add the source image folder, open the folder, right-click on the first image, and press the Slideshow option from the context menu. It will start a slideshow on your screen.
So, this is how you can set up your desktop background slideshow as well as screensaver slideshow settings on a Windows 11/10 PC.
Now read: Lock Screen slideshow not working in Windows.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to show a slideshow on the lock screen background for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows.
You can personalize your lock screen by changing the background to be Windows Spotlight, a picture, or a slideshow.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the lock screen slideshow feature.
If you have more than one display, the lock screen will only show on the main display.
Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable Lock Screen Slideshow in Local Group Policy Editor
- Option Two: Enable or Disable Lock Screen Slideshow using REG file
EXAMPLE: Lock screen slideshow settings disabled
Option One
Enable or Disable Lock Screen Slideshow in Local Group Policy Editor
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Two.
1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization
3 In the right pane of Personalization in the Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Prevent enabling lock screen slide show policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you want.
5 Enable Lock Screen Slideshow for All Users
This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Not Configured. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below.
6 Disable Lock Screen Slideshow for All Users
A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below.
7 You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
Option Two
Enable or Disable Lock Screen Slideshow using REG file
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.
2 Enable Lock Screen Slideshow for All Users
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Enable_lock_screen_slideshow_feature.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization]
"NoLockScreenSlideshow"=-3 Disable Lock Screen Slideshow for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_lock_screen_slideshow_feature.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization]
"NoLockScreenSlideshow"=dword:000000014 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You could now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That’s it,
Shawn Brink
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Lock screen slideshow is not working in Windows 11? The options to set up a slideshow are greyed out? The slideshow feature allows you to set up a rotation of your album to display on the Windows lock screen. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 methods to disable or enable the slideshow on the lock screen of Windows 11.
Method 1: Disable / Enable Slideshow on Windows 11 Lock Screen via Group Policy
- Open Local Group Policy Editor and browse to:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Personalization, then double-click the “Prevent enabling lock screen slide show” policy on the right pane.
- Choose the Enabled option to turn off the slideshow feature, or select “Not Configured” if you don’t want to prevent the slideshow feature.
- Click Apply and then OK. The change will take effect immediately. If you’ve disabled the slideshow feature, open the Settings app and go to: Personalization -> Lock screen, you’ll find that many slideshow settings are greyed out and you’re unable to add an album for your slideshow.
Method 2: Disable / Enable Slideshow on Windows 11 Lock Screen via Registry Editor
- Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows. Right-click the Windows key in the left sidebar and choose New -> Key.
- Name the new key Personalization and select it. Next, right-click the blank area in the right pane and choose New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name the DWORD NoLockScreenSlideshow, and then double-click it and set its value data to 1. This will disable the slideshow feature and prevent a slide show from playing on the lock screen.
Whenever you need to enable the slideshow feature, just delete the NoLockScreenSlideshow entry and you’re good to go.
That’s it!
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We always like to keep attractive desktop background on our PC. Desktop background Slide Show on the PC is not a new feature and makes the desktop look more beautiful. But sometimes users might not like to have the slide show on PC as it sucks battery and slows down PC Speed a bit. If you are a Windows 10 user and disable desktop background slide show then follow the tips we are writing here to enable or disable.
Enable or Disable Desktop Background Slide Show on Windows 10
Through Power Options
1. Write Control Panel in the Start menu Search box and click on Control Panel in Search result.
2. Click Power Options link in Control Panel.
3. Tap on Change plan settings link which resides just beside your chosen power plan.
4. Hit on Changed advanced power settings link to open the new window entitled Power Options.
5. Double Click Desktop background settings to expand it downward and open a new option named Slide Show.
6. Double click on Slide Show. You find here links Paused or Available in On Battery and Plugged conditions.
7. Here you need to change the setting as per your need. If you want to enable Desktop background slide show then change both links to available and if you want to disable change the links to Paused.if you need to customize it according to the power whether it is electric power or battery you can do this from here.
8. If you need to customize it according to the power whether it is electric power or battery you can do this from here.
On battery – Paused to disable Slide Show.
On battery – Available to Enable Slide show.
Plugged in – Paused to disable Slide Show.
Plugged in – Available to Enable Slide Show.
Finally, click on Apply and OK.
Now you can sign-out and sign-in to save the changes which you have done on your Windows 10 PC and enjoy it.
Through Settings
Nowadays, Windows 10 facilitates to Enable furthermore Disable Desktop Background SlideShow pretty snugly via Settings.
Step 1 – Gently press the pair of Win & I keys to bring the Settings interface on the screen.
Step 2 – Locate Personalization and execute a click on it.
Step 3 – Navigate to the right-hand side, click on the Drop down just underneath Background and choose Slideshow.
Step 4 – Hit Browse button right underneath the headline Choose albums for your slideshow.
Step 5 – Once Select folder window comes, click the location where you accumulate beautiful photos and hit Choose this folder.
Step 6 – If you prefer to disable Slideshow then choose another option in the Drop down.
Step 7 – To determine the frequency of Slideshow pictures click the drop down below Change picture every. Choose a favorable time interval for the transposition of the photos.
Step 8 – If you like to Shuffle the Slideshow Pictures, pull the slider below Shuffle in the forward direction.
Step 9 – Do you Allow Slideshow when on battery power? If yes then pull the toggle under the concerned heading towards On.
Step 10 – Subsequently, locate the heading Choose a fit and click the drop down. Pick out the fit from the choices Fill, Fit, Stretch, Tile, Center, Span.
Once you apply these settings, you will view the Slideshow as per your preferences.