In the Start Search box, type desktop background, and then click Change desktop background. In the Picture location list, select the location that you want, or click Browse to locate your wallpaper folder. Select the pictures that you want. Select a time from 10 seconds to 1 day in the Change picture every list.
Click to select the Shuffle check box. Click Save changes , and you're done! Note If you are using Windows 7 on a laptop, you see an additional option to pause the slide show to save power. It is very easy to disable the slide show on your desktop: just select no more than one picture. Additionally, you can disable the desktop background slide show by changing your power plan settings: 1.
In the Start Search box, type edit power plan, and then click Edit power plan. Click Change advanced power settings. In the Power Options dialog box, select Paused under Slide show. Tip: If the desktop background slide show does not work, check this power plan option to see whether it is set correctly. You should set it to Available if you want the slide show.
Notice that the desktop background slide show is not available in Windows 7 Home Basic and in Windows 7 Starter. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment.
Sign in to vote. Hello, photos attached.. How do I get rid of the dark ugly blue in Word? Thank you Thanks again. Monday, October 10, PM. Hey Alex, thank you for this info, I have fixed my issue or better, I can live with it Thursday, October 13, PM. To change your desktop use the "Personalization" option in the control panel. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help. Anyone else like to take a stab at this? Thank you PS: Here is another thing in error witn Windows 7, when running the windows experience tool, MS has an incomplete sentence.
Tuesday, October 11, AM. Tuesday, October 11, PM. Thanks Anyone else? Thank you all As I suspected this did nothing. Anyone else Wednesday, October 12, PM. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Thursday, October 13, AM.