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  1. GREGG NIEMI
    Gregg Niemi Win User

    I have 3 PCs running slideshow screensaver. 1 of them shows “an error is preventing …”...


    I have 3 windows 11 PCs on my network. All of them are running the slideshow screensaver, pulling pictures from the same directories on the same mycloud NAS. One of the three gets a message saying “an error is preventing the slideshow from running” after an hour or two. The other two will go for weeks without a problem. I’ve checked the power settings and there’s no problem there, unless there’s some obscure setting buried so deep in the system I cannot find it. Any suggestions?

    :)
     
    Gregg Niemi, Jul 14, 2024
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  2. GNGRACIE
    gngracie Win User

    Screensaver stops working - error preventing slideshow from playing

    I have a specific folder in my pictures which I play screensaver slideshow from. My computer will play slideshow for a while (sometimes a few minutes, sometimes 10 minutes), then I get the following message: An error is preventing this slideshow from playing.

    I see that this is a ridiculously common occurrence (going back at least to Win 7), but I have yet to find a solution. I've tried multiple suggestions that I've come across while looking into this, but nothing has worked.

    Does anyone know of a solution for this? Or, if no solution, are there any good (free) screensaver programs out there I can use to play my pictures in a slideshow?

    TIA
     
    gngracie, Jul 14, 2024
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  3. MRGEEK
    mrgeek Win User
    Screensaver stops working - error preventing slideshow from playing

    I have used a version of this for the past 10 yrs w/o any issues on any OS -
    Free Slide Show Screen Saver - gPhotoShow Free Edition

    To set up: R click desktop/Personalize brings you to the Settings screen below. The folder selection screen will open and you can set timing and random settings, etc


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  4. GNGRACIE
    gngracie Win User

    I have 3 PCs running slideshow screensaver. 1 of them shows “an error is preventing …”...

    Slideshow error - an error is preventing this slideshow from playing


    Hi, I have a specific folder in my pictures which I play screensaver slideshow from. My computer will play slideshow for a while (maybe 5 or 10 minutes), then I get the following message (white font on a black screen): An error is preventing this slideshow from playing.

    How can I fix this and TIA.
     
    gngracie, Jul 14, 2024
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