Windows 10: Slideshow error - an error is preventing this slideshow from playing

Discus and support Slideshow error - an error is preventing this slideshow from playing in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; 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... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by gngracie, Nov 8, 2015.

  1. GNGRACIE
    gngracie Win User

    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, Nov 8, 2015
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  2. YMLEONG1609
    YMLeong1609 Win User

    An error is preventing this slideshow from playing" using windows 10 & log in screen picture

    Hi

    Google has given me the answer to look at settings for login screen. I have set to use lock screen settings as login screen. This is getting very very confusing, The locked screen settings is set as a picture in my pictures folder NOT microsoft spotlight,
    yet I am still getting MS spotlight whenever I login

    please note this is AFTER running scannow (although it reported 100% fix) and it was the same BEFORE running scannow


    Slideshow error - an error is preventing this slideshow from playing [​IMG]
     
    YMLeong1609, Nov 8, 2015
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  3. ROBERT AND KAREN DIXONBROWN
    Robert and Karen DixonBrown Win User
    "An error is preventing this slideshow from playing" using windows 10

    Don't worry, we did have backup, it's just that we are frustrated we had to resort to our backup in the first place. Thanks for the tip, though.
     
    Robert and Karen DixonBrown, Nov 8, 2015
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  4. DAVIDSF44444
    davidsf44444 Win User

    Slideshow error - an error is preventing this slideshow from playing

    This problem has been around for nearly 10 years with some putting forth theories as to a fix, but no one really solving it. Why can't Microsoft do something about this?
     
    davidsf44444, Jun 11, 2016
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  5. BERTON
    Berton Win User
    Could there be an error/corruption of a particular file in that Folder? Or maybe there's a file that the slideshow simply can't play, wrong type or format? There's a bunch of .ini files on the HDD and can't be used, also the .thn/Thumbnail files might be a problem.
     
    Berton, Apr 5, 2018
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