Windows 10: Screen Saver Photos not displaying pictures in subfolders

Discus and support Screen Saver Photos not displaying pictures in subfolders in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I just set up a brand new Win10 Pro computer version 1909 build 18363.836. I set up my Screen Saver to use Photos, and configured Photos to use my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Glenn_1969, Jun 2, 2020.

  1. Screen Saver Photos not displaying pictures in subfolders


    I just set up a brand new Win10 Pro computer version 1909 build 18363.836. I set up my Screen Saver to use Photos, and configured Photos to use my Pictures folder over 35K pictures across hundreds of sub-folders. When my Screen Saver kicks in, it rotates only through 4 photos in the top-level directory.


    My old computer was configured to use the same Photos, and it scrolled through hundreds of photos in the various sub-folders. What I do not know off-hand is what version/build that was running... but it was definitely Win10 Pro.


    Any thoughts? Bug? Feature?

    :)
     
    Glenn_1969, Jun 2, 2020
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  2. Ron Carr Win User

    Screen Saver - Photos

    I have Win 10 on two computers. Screen saver on one computer shows all photos in Pictures folder, including subfolders.

    Screen saver on 2nd computer shows only photos in the root directory of Pictures, no subfolders.

    This in fact happened on Windows 7 also.

    As far as I can see, my settings are identical.

    Any insight on this?

    Thanks!
     
    Ron Carr, Jun 2, 2020
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  3. Sheri-D Win User
    screen saver

    Hello,

    This is how to set photos as your screensaver:

    Step 1: Open Settings app. Navigate to Personalization > Lock Screen.

    Step 2: Scroll down the Lock Screen settings page to see Screensaver settings link. Click Screen Saver settings link to open the classic Screen Saver Settings dialog.

    Step 3: From the list of screensavers available, choose Photos from the drop-down dialog.

    Step 4: By default, Windows 10 uses photos saved in the Pictures folder for the screensaver. If you want to change this location, click the Settings button to open Photos Screen Saver Settings dialog.

    Step 5: Click the Browse button, select a folder and then click Ok button. Click Apply.

    Note: If there are sub-folders under the selected folder, photos in subfolders will be used for screen savers as well. This may help since you want all of your photos to rotate.

    You can have as many pictures as you like rotating and if you want to change them, just select a different folder or add and remove as desired to the existing folder.

    I hope this helps!
     
    Sheri-D, Jun 2, 2020
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  4. Screen Saver Photos not displaying pictures in subfolders

    windows 10 and want the photo collection (multiple pictures) as the screen saver

    Hi,

    We appreciate you for being part of Windows 10.

    Yes, you can try to set the multiple pictures as screen saver. Follow the below steps to set the multiple pictures as screen saver.


    • Open the Start menu, type
      Change screen saver in the search bar and click on Change Screen saver (Control panel) from the search bar results.

    • Select the Photos from the
      Screen saver drop down menu on Screen saver settings window.

    • Now, Photos screen saver settings pop up will open.

    • Click on Browse from
      Use pictures from to select the pictures.

    • Click on save
      button.

    • Click on Apply
      and OK buttons and close the screen save r settings window.
    I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

    Thank you.
     
    Kiran Kishore, Jun 2, 2020
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