Windows 10: Why in Windows 11 is slideshow is changing images every 2.5 seconds?

If the computer is idle for one minute, it will turn on the screensaver and change images every 2.5 seconds. Any manual input to the computer will set it back to a normal display.

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Windows 10 LockScreen (IOT) slideshow - Spotlight

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Lock screen can be set to slideshow with the help of the steps below on every Windows normal version, you can try the same steps on your Windows 10 (IOT).

1. To change the lock screen to slideshow, you can go to
   Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
   
2. From the Background drop down option, select
   Slideshow.
   
3. Click on Add a folder and select the image folder you have.
   

To change the Slide time to 6 seconds, you can make the changes from the registry.

1. Open registry navigate to
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen
   
2. Right click on the Right pane and create a new
   Dword(32-bit) Value key.
   
3. Name it SlideshowDuration Double click set the value to 6000 which is 6 seconds.
   

I would also suggest you to post your query on
TechNet for better resolution on this issue, if the steps above doesn’t help.



Hope it helps.



Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Photos slideshow

Hi Michael,



Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting. We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.



I understand the inconvenience that you are unable view the photos in slideshow as it repeats after few photos and need to know “How can I change this to show a continuous and non-repeating slideshow?”. We will help you to
resolve this issue.



Please let us know,

• 
  Where does the photos folder located?
  
• 
  Did you try to change the folder location and check?
  

I suggest you to follow the below steps:

Step 1: If the photos folder is located on the desktop, try to create another folder and copy all the content to the newly created folder and add this folder for slideshow and check.



Step 2: Try to create new folder if different location and copy all the content to the newly created folder in different location and add this folder for slideshow and check.



Hope it helps. Please perform the above methods and update the status of this issue, we will be happy to help you.

 

MS Photos legacy starts slideshow unexpectedly on specific filename patterns on Windows desktop

Hi,

Dear [App Support/Forum community],

I'm writing to report an issue with [Microsoft Photos legacy] on Windows10 where it automatically starts a slideshow when I click on a photo, despite having slideshow mode disabled.

I've tried various troubleshooting steps like changing settings, resetting the app, and even reinstalling it, but the issue persists. However, I've discovered a seemingly unique behavior:

• I have several photos on my desktop with specific filenames (e.g., Untitled-1.png, Untitled-2.png, 1693302989555.jpg).
  
• When I click on "Untitled-2.png," the app initially displays it correctly. But after 5 seconds, it switches to "1693302989555.jpg" and stops.
  
• Clicking "Untitled-1.png" follows the same pattern: After 5 seconds, it shows "1693302989555.jpg" and stops.
  
• 
  

My Observation:

It seems the app triggers a slideshow whenever filenames follow a numerical or alphabetical sequence (e.g., 1, 2, 3 or a, b, c). This only happens on my desktop; other folders function normally.

To confirm:

• I copied all desktop photos to a new folder, and the slideshow issue ceased.
  
• I added another photo with a random filename ("427a915a.png") and moved "1693302989555.jpg" away. Clicking "Untitled-2.png" displayed "427a915a.png" after 5 seconds, replicating the issue.
  

Possible Solution:

This suggests the app might have a bug related to interpreting specific filename patterns as a slideshow sequence.

Request:

I haven't found solutions addressing this specific issue in online communities. Could you please investigate and provide troubleshooting steps or a fix?

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Additional Information:

• Microsoft Photos Legacy 2023.11110.29003.0
  
• Windows version 10 22H2 Build (19045.39.30)
  

Thank you.