Windows 10: How to use subfolders in Background Slideshow?

Greetings everyone,To start with, I am using an ASUS ROG Strix gaming laptop, 24Gb Ram, 4 TB SSD combined, Win11 23H2 update with patch as of 12/23/2024.I am seeking information on: How to re-enable the ability to use sub-directories in Personalization>Background>Slideshow. In all versions of Windows, from 98 until 11-22H2, I've been able to select a folder and uncheck sub-folders 98 or click Start > Settings > Personalization > Background > Slideshow > Browse > select parent folder win 10 + 11 and it would cycle through all images in the resulting folder, wheth

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Use subfolders for background in Windows 11

I would suggest that every Windows user with more than 100 stored images organizes their images in subfolders. Why is it so difficult to support subfolders for background images? This requirement has existed for several years, see among others

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A good workaround was in the past the usage of kind:=picture in the search query, see

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/...ound-slideshow-not-seeing-subfolders-library/

But with the Windows 11 update 22H2 the serach query is no longer supported. Unfortunately, a step backwards in terms of ease of use.

Does anyone know of a way to include subfolders again?

 

Set background slideshow

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

I suggest you to follow the steps provided below to set slide desktop.

• Press Windows logo key + I key.
• Click on Personalization.
• Under Background dropdown menu, select slideshow.
• Click on Browse button and then select the folder from which the desktop slide’s to be applied.

Hope this information is helpful. For any further information, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.

 

Slideshow Subfolder Issue

Wallpaper continues to cycle though each and every picture in my PC even after selecting a specific subfolder for my background slideshow. On re-opening the preview page option it defaults to just "pictures"