Windows 10: Selecting "slideshow" for desktop background ignores subfolders

Discus and support Selecting "slideshow" for desktop background ignores subfolders in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Selecting a "slideshow" option for desktop background only reads images from the current folder but ignores all subfolders. Any way to fix this? I've... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Shajirr, Oct 12, 2022.

  1. Selecting "slideshow" for desktop background ignores subfolders


    Selecting a "slideshow" option for desktop background only reads images from the current folder but ignores all subfolders.

    Any way to fix this?

    I've found 2 weird workarounds, but no actual solutions so far.

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    /u/Shajirr, Oct 12, 2022
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  2. 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.
     
    Syed Md Bilal, Oct 12, 2022
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  3. Windows 10 - Desktop Background Slideshow not working

    That's correct: subfolders are not supported. The only time when subfolders would be used would be if you select the My Pictures library. This is to my knowledge consistent with desktop background slideshow behavior going back to at least Windows 7.
     
    zachd [MSFT], Oct 12, 2022
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  4. Selecting "slideshow" for desktop background ignores subfolders

    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

    Redirecting

    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?
     
    ThorstenRiemer, Oct 12, 2022
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