How to Set Screensaver in Windows PC


key Takeaways

  • Search 'screen saver' in the windows search bar and click on change screen saver from the results page
  • Select screen saver photo, blank, and various options then press ok

In this post, I will explain to you how to set a screensaver in Windows 10 as well as Windows 11 PC,

You can set your own photo or leave blank screens and other modes as per your preferences.

How to change screen saver in Windows 10

1. Search "change screen saver" in the windows 10 search bar located in the Start menu

2. Click on the change screen saver app from the results page 

screensaver app in start menu

3. Once the screen saver app is opened select styles of your screen saver from the drop-down list 

various option to set screensaver in windows

There are a total 6 types of screen savers you can set in Windows 10 PC,

  1. 3D text
  2. Blank 
  3. Mystify
  4. Photo
  5. Ribbons 

Select one of these and press ok to set it as your current screen saver.

You can set a wait time for the screen saver to start as well as resolution, speed, and rotating speed if 3d text is selected.

screensaver configuration

Click on the preview button located in the screen saver window to instantly see you set the screen saver preview.

You can change the screen saver to any photos you want,

1. Open the screen saver app and then select a photo in dropdown 

2. Click on settings located right side of drop-down menu

settings to set photo as screensaver

3. Click the browse button in the picture section and select the photo that you want to set as a screen saver.

browse option to select photo

4. Click the save button 

How to change screen saver in Windows 11

It's easy to set screensaver in Windows 11 and you need to follow the same steps as Windows 10,

1. Click on settings from the start menu or right-click on the desktop to select the personalization 

personalization setting

2. Select the lock screen 

screensaver option

3. Then select a screen saver 

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