In today's article, you will be able to read the way how to fix desktop slideshow not working in Windows 10 system. In case you are facing the same problem, then we recommend you to check this article. Desktop Slideshow is one of the best features Windows operating system, which is also available in the latest operating system Windows, i.e. Windows 10. When this feature is enabled, it automatically changes the desktop background or wallpaper at a set interval of time. Windows 10 users can enable and customize this feature by launching Application Settings -> Personalization -> Background. Under the background heading, click the drop-down list and select the slideshow option to enable the desktop slideshow feature.
Sometimes, the desktop slideshow stops and does not work automatically on Windows 10. This means that the system has made it stop changing the desktop background or wallpaper at a certain interval of time, even if the slideshow function is enabled. Many users are already complaining about this error when the slideshow does not work on the desktop. In case the desktop slideshow feature is not working on a Windows 10 computer; you can try the following fixes:
Check that the desktop slideshow is enabled (method one)
The desktop slideshow feature will only work if it is enabled. To confirm this thing whether the slideshow feature is enabled or not, follow these steps:
1. You need to right-click on an empty space on the desktop and click on Personalization in the context menu.
In addition, you can click on the icon WIN+I keys to launch the settings application -> Personalization.
2. In personalization, select the background tab that is selected by default when you launch personalization settings.
3. In the right pane, under background, make sure slideshow option included. If not, then click on the drop-down menu and choose one of the slideshow options, and this will solve the problem.
In case the slideshow is already picked up and the desktop slideshow function is still not working, follow the method described below in the article.
Allow slideshow on battery power (method two)
By default, if the laptop is running on battery power, the slideshow feature does not work. This is to conserve battery power and increase the laptop's battery reserve. In other words, this means that the slideshow feature will not work if it uses the laptop's battery.
This may be the reason why the slideshow function does not work even if this function is enabled. So if you don't care about battery life, then you can also enable the desktop slideshow feature when your laptop is running on battery power. Here's what to do:
1. Right-click on an empty space on the desktop, and then click Personalize.
2. Under personalization, choose a background. In the right pane, look for the option labeled as Allow slideshows when laptop is on battery power. Enable this option to enjoy the slideshow as your desktop background while on battery power.
There is another way to enable this feature, here is what you need to do:
1. You need to enter through the Start menu in the search bar to change the power plan in Windows 10. When you see the same option in the results, click the button to run it.
2. Here in this window you need to look for “change advanced power settings” and click on it.
3. In the power menu, additional window options will appear, you need to look at the additional desktop settings and expand it in the slideshow -> battery (if available). Here you can change the value of the function and enable it.
If it shows on battery (pause), then you need to press pause and make a choice from the drop-down menu.
Find out the selected slideshow folder (method three)
As you know that when you turn on the slideshow feature, the system will ask you to select a folder that has all the photos you want to use for the desktop slideshow feature.
In case the folder you selected for the slideshow contains only one photo, then the slideshow function will not work, because in order to use this function from the selected folder, it must have at least two or more objects.
Remove Recently Installed Desktop Customization Software (Method Four)
If none of the above methods work, then it may be due to a recently installed third-party software and its settings.
In case you recently installed any rainmeter desktop setup software or related software and then uninstalled it from your computer, restart your PC and then check if the desktop slideshow function is working or not.
Restore Windows 10 to a previous date (method five)
In case the desktop slideshow feature is not working flawlessly so far; then you can fix the problem by way of an earlier date. All you have to do is restore your computer to a date when the desktop slideshow feature was working.
Here are some fixes and methods that you can use to fix the desktop slideshow feature not working on Windows 10 system. Why don't you give these methods a try and let us know which method works best for you?
For those who are tired of standard themes or quickly get bored with the same image on the screen, Microsoft developers have come up with and implemented into the system the ability to install a slide show from their own photos or pictures.
The option was also present in earlier versions of the OS (8.1, 7), it was also preserved in the “top ten”, but now it turns on in a new way, and can still work intermittently. How to make a slideshow on the Windows 10 desktop and lock screen, as well as how to solve problems with this option, are described in detail below.
Set as Background
Installing a slide show is a personal user setting, therefore it is located in the corresponding section of the "Parameters". You can quickly get to "Personalization" like this:
1. Right-click on any empty space on the "Desktop".
2. Among the commands offered by the system, select the lower item of the context menu - "Personalization".
For those who are not looking for easy ways, or simply for some reason there is no necessary item in the context menu, the following method is available:
1. Go to "PC Settings" through "Start" (gear icon) or by pressing Win (button with a floating window on the keyboard) + I (without switching to English).
2. Expand the contents of the "Personalization" section.
To install a slide show on your desktop, you need to open the "Background" subsection (the list of subsections is located on the left side of the window), then:
1. In the right part of the window, open the drop-down list under the word "Background".
2. Among its contents, select "Slideshow".
3. The "Browse" button will appear a little lower, which you must click to select a folder with images.
4. If desired, set the frequency of changing patterns (1 minute - 1 day), their position on the screen (“centered”, “fit to”, “stretch”, etc.), turn on the “Random order” mode and allow playback when powered by batteries.
After confirming the selected settings, for them to take effect, you need to restart the computer.
Put on Lock Screen
To set the slide show to lockscreen, you need to, while in "Personalization", in the list on the left side of the screen, instead of "Background", select "Lock Screen". The further sequence of actions is similar to that already described for the desktop:
1. Select "Slideshow" in the drop-down list.
2. Use the "Browse" button to specify a folder.
By the way, there may be several such folders for the "Lock Screen", but the frequency of changing pictures cannot be set. But there are other settings, for example, turn off the screen if the show lasts more than half an hour, an hour or three hours.
Start showing directly from File Explorer
Windows 10 has this great feature (this feature is probably available in Windows 8 too) that allows you to start slideshows of images right from the folder they're in. This means you don't have to manually open the photo viewer and then click the slideshow button to start browsing.
Users who use Explorer without minimizing the ribbon are probably aware of this feature, but users who prefer to use Explorer with the minimized ribbon may not have discovered this feature yet.
Follow the steps below to start your slide show directly from File Explorer.
1. Open File Explorer and navigate to your images folder.
2. Click on an image to select it.
3. Click the Picture Tools tab on the ribbon, and then click Slideshow to start a slideshow of all your images.
4. If you only want to include certain images, select which ones you want to see in the slideshow, and then start the slideshow.
What to do if it does not work on the lock screen and desktop
Sometimes users do everything right, but they still fail to launch the slide show. There are a number of reasons for this.
Delete old and install new in system settings (lock screen)
The first reason is that due to some failures, the option cannot find the folder with images (the address has changed, it is empty or something else). Fixing such a problem is quite simple:
1. Return to "Personalization".
2. Expand its subsection "Lock screen".
3. Click the "Delete" button next to the desired item (all previously added albums are deleted).
4. Close all windows and reboot.
5. Turn on the slide show again according to the instructions described above.
6. Restart your PC again.
Turn on the lock screen instead of turning off the screen in advanced options
The second reason is that the slide show for the lockscreen is incorrectly configured. To check, you need to, while in the "Personalization" subsection responsible for the lockscreen, scroll down and click on the active (blue) link "Additional side show options", then:
1. Find the item where the system offers to show the lock screen instead of turning off the screen and turn it on by moving the slider to the right position.
2. Find the item (usually the second from the top), where the system prompts you to select photos that match the screen size and turn it off by moving the slider to the left.
3. Close all windows.
4. Restart your computer.
Disabling "Require holding Ctrl+Alt+Delete"
The third reason is the activity of the confirmation request with the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. You can disable this setting like this:
1. Launch the "Run" window (via "Start" or using Win + R).
2. Copy the value of control userpasswords2 into its string.
3. In the opened window « Accounts users" go to the "Advanced" tab.
4. Uncheck the box "Require pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete", located at the very bottom of the window in the subsection responsible for login security.
5. Then click "Apply", OK, restart the PC.
Enable the Windows Search service
The fourth reason is the inactivity of the search function of the system (Windows Search), which should index the selected folder with images. You can enable this service like this:
1. Launch the "Run" window (how to do this is described in the previous paragraph).
2. Enter the value in its string.
3. In the "Services" window that opens (in its right part), among general list find Windows Search.
4. Make a right mouse click on it or two quick left clicks and select the "Properties" item from the list of possibilities.
5. Set the automatic "Startup type" by selecting the desired parameter from the drop-down list located opposite the corresponding setting.
6. "Start" the service by pressing the desired button just below.
7. Through the "Search" on the taskbar, go to the "Control Panel".
8. Expand the contents of its "Indexing Options" section.
9. In the wizard window, click the "Change" button.
10. Using the window that opens, find on the PC the directory with the photo selected for the slide show and mark it with a tick.
11. Confirm the start of indexing with the OK button.
12. Reboot the device.
Changes to advanced power settings
Fifth reason (applies only to laptops) - the settings do not take effect due to the fact that the PC is not connected to the network, but is running on battery power, that is, the user once set a ban or it was the default, since the power saving mode was turned on . You can fix your settings like this:
1. Go to the "Power" settings through the "Control Panel" (launched in the "Start" or through the context menu Win + X in earlier versions).
2. Put a dot near the "Balanced power plan" and click next to it on the active link "Scheme settings".
4. In the list of additional options, by scrolling, find the item "Desktop background settings" and click on the plus next to it to display the options.
5. Change the "Slideshow" value from "Paused" to "Available".
6. Restart your PC.
Most likely, on this all user questions will disappear.
For those who are tired of standard themes or quickly get bored with the same image on the screen, Microsoft developers have come up with and implemented into the system the ability to install a slide show from their own photos or pictures.
The option was also present in earlier versions of the OS (8.1, 7), it was also preserved in the “top ten”, but now it turns on in a new way, and can still work intermittently. How to make a slideshow on the Windows 10 desktop and lock screen, as well as how to solve problems with this option, are described in detail below.
Set as Background
Installing a slide show is a personal user setting, therefore it is located in the corresponding section of the "Parameters". You can quickly get to "Personalization" like this:
1. Right-click on any empty space on the "Desktop".
2. Among the commands offered by the system, select the lower item of the context menu - "Personalization".
For those who are not looking for easy ways, or simply for some reason there is no necessary item in the context menu, the following method is available:
1. Go to "PC Settings" through "Start" (gear icon) or by pressing Win (button with a floating window on the keyboard) + I (without switching to English).
2. Expand the contents of the "Personalization" section.
To install a slide show on your desktop, you need to open the "Background" subsection (the list of subsections is located on the left side of the window), then:
1. In the right part of the window, open the drop-down list under the word "Background".
2. Among its contents, select "Slideshow".
3. The "Browse" button will appear a little lower, which you must click to select a folder with images.
4. If desired, set the frequency of changing patterns (1 minute - 1 day), their position on the screen (“centered”, “fit to”, “stretch”, etc.), turn on the “Random order” mode and allow playback when powered by batteries.
After confirming the selected settings, for them to take effect, you need to restart the computer.
Put on Lock Screen
To set the slide show to lockscreen, you need to, while in "Personalization", in the list on the left side of the screen, instead of "Background", select "Lock Screen". The further sequence of actions is similar to that already described for the desktop:
1. Select "Slideshow" in the drop-down list.
2. Use the "Browse" button to specify a folder.
By the way, there may be several such folders for the "Lock Screen", but the frequency of changing pictures cannot be set. But there are other settings, for example, turn off the screen if the show lasts more than half an hour, an hour or three hours.
Start showing directly from File Explorer
Windows 10 has this great feature (this feature is probably available in Windows 8 too) that allows you to start slideshows of images right from the folder they're in. This means you don't have to manually open the photo viewer and then click the slideshow button to start browsing.
Users who use Explorer without minimizing the ribbon are probably aware of this feature, but users who prefer to use Explorer with the minimized ribbon may not have discovered this feature yet.
Follow the steps below to start your slide show directly from File Explorer.
1. Open File Explorer and navigate to your images folder.
2. Click on an image to select it.
3. Click the Picture Tools tab on the ribbon, and then click Slideshow to start a slideshow of all your images.
4. If you only want to include certain images, select which ones you want to see in the slideshow, and then start the slideshow.
What to do if it does not work on the lock screen and desktop
Sometimes users do everything right, but they still fail to launch the slide show. There are a number of reasons for this.
Delete old and install new in system settings (lock screen)
The first reason is that due to some failures, the option cannot find the folder with images (the address has changed, it is empty or something else). Fixing such a problem is quite simple:
1. Return to "Personalization".
2. Expand its subsection "Lock screen".
3. Click the "Delete" button next to the desired item (all previously added albums are deleted).
4. Close all windows and reboot.
5. Turn on the slide show again according to the instructions described above.
6. Restart your PC again.
Turn on the lock screen instead of turning off the screen in advanced options
The second reason is that the slide show for the lockscreen is incorrectly configured. To check, you need to, while in the "Personalization" subsection responsible for the lockscreen, scroll down and click on the active (blue) link "Additional side show options", then:
1. Find the item where the system offers to show the lock screen instead of turning off the screen and turn it on by moving the slider to the right position.
2. Find the item (usually the second from the top), where the system prompts you to select photos that match the screen size and turn it off by moving the slider to the left.
3. Close all windows.
4. Restart your computer.
Disabling "Require holding Ctrl+Alt+Delete"
The third reason is the activity of the confirmation request with the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. You can disable this setting like this:
1. Launch the "Run" window (via "Start" or using Win + R).
2. Copy the value of control userpasswords2 into its string.
3. In the "User Accounts" window that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab.
4. Uncheck the box "Require pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete", located at the very bottom of the window in the subsection responsible for login security.
5. Then click "Apply", OK, restart the PC.
Enable the Windows Search service
The fourth reason is the inactivity of the search function of the system (Windows Search), which should index the selected folder with images. You can enable this service like this:
1. Launch the "Run" window (how to do this is described in the previous paragraph).
2. Enter the value in its string.
3. In the "Services" window that opens (in its right part), among the general list, find Windows Search.
4. Make a right mouse click on it or two quick left clicks and select the "Properties" item from the list of possibilities.
5. Set the automatic "Startup type" by selecting the desired parameter from the drop-down list located opposite the corresponding setting.
6. "Start" the service by pressing the desired button just below.
7. Through the "Search" on the taskbar, go to the "Control Panel".
8. Expand the contents of its "Indexing Options" section.
9. In the wizard window, click the "Change" button.
10. Using the window that opens, find on the PC the directory with the photo selected for the slide show and mark it with a tick.
11. Confirm the start of indexing with the OK button.
12. Reboot the device.
Changes to advanced power settings
Fifth reason (applies only to laptops) - the settings do not take effect due to the fact that the PC is not connected to the network, but is running on battery power, that is, the user once set a ban or it was the default, since the power saving mode was turned on . You can fix your settings like this:
1. Go to the "Power" settings through the "Control Panel" (launched in the "Start" or through the context menu Win + X in earlier versions).
2. Put a dot near the "Balanced power plan" and click next to it on the active link "Scheme settings".
4. In the list of additional options, by scrolling, find the item "Desktop background settings" and click on the plus next to it to display the options.
5. Change the "Slideshow" value from "Paused" to "Available".
6. Restart your PC.
Most likely, on this all user questions will disappear.
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