How to Turn Your Favorite Photos into a Screensaver (on Windows 7)

Last Updated: December 23, 2021

You had a memorable vacation, adopted a new puppy, or whatever occasion you took your photos for you want to make a screen saver out of those photos. It's an excellent idea to turn your favorite photos into the slide show (your screen saver) as it will serve two difference purposes- to protect your monitor and to enjoy your photos. It's not hard to do. Just carefully follow the step-by-step instructions and you will manage. The photos you want to turn into the screen saved must be placed in the same folder which you name to your liking. Examples: "vacation", "dog", "family" etc.

Steps

1
Click on Control Panel on your computer to open it.
2

Find an "Appearance and Personalization" section and click on it.

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3

Find a "Change Screen Saver" option and click on it.
4

Enter how many minutes you want to wait before the screen saver gets activated.
5
[[Image:Turn Your Favorite Photos into a Screensaver (on Windows 7) Step 5.jpg|center]In the left (bigger) window change a screen saver to "Photos" using a tiny arrow on the right.
6

Click on "Settings" button to select a folder with photos.
7
Click on Save button to save your work when you done.
8
Return to "Settings" screen and click a Preview button to test how it works.
9
Determine if it looks good to you. If it does, click on Apply button and then click on OK. If it does not look good, return to step 6 and continue go from there.
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The example used here used a folder "Downloads" for the screen saver.

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Community Q&A

Question

How do I turn a screenshot into wallpaper for an iPad?

Community Answer

Your screenshot should be in "All Photos," then go to Wallpapers in Settings. Look for your screenshot and set it as your wallpaper.
Question

Why is the painting I chose as my screensaver blurry?

Community Answer

Most likely it's the actual painting that is blurry. Make sure you have a good quality painting image.