There were times when computer screens suffered from image burn-in issues caused by displaying the same image for a long time and people used to install a screen saver to avoid the problem. Today’s computer screens no longer face burn-in issues, but people still use screen saver on their computer systems for fun. Windows 11/10 comes with six built-in screen savers. Let’s see how you can customize screen savers in Windows 11/10.
Read: Are screen savers necessary and always necessary.
Screen saver settings in Windows 11/10
You can directly access your screen saver settings by typing “Screen Saver” in the search box on the taskbar in the lower left corner of your system. Click on “Change Screensaver” and it will immediately take you to the Screensaver settings where you can adjust the settings to suit your own preferences.
You can also right-click on your Windows 10 desktop and select Personalize to open personalization settings. Then click on Lock screen in the left pane.
Scroll down the lock screen settings and click Screen saver settings. The following window will open. Here you can adjust the settings according to your preferences.
By default, Windows 11/10 offers the following six screensavers – 3D Text, Blank, Bubbles, Mystify, Photos and Ribbons – nothing new here.
Select the screensaver from the drop-down menu and change its defaults Settingsif applicable.
For example, the 3D Text screensaver allows you to customize the text as well as a few other options.
Photos screensaver allows you to display your favorite photos as a screensaver.
Once you’re done, click save and exit.
Create a shortcut to screen saver settings
If you frequently access the screensaver settings, you can create its desktop shortcut as follows: However, it is easy to change the settings, but if you often change your screensaver, it would be better to create a Screensaver Settings shortcut on your desktop.
To create the shortcut, you need to right-click on your desktop and click New > Shortcut.
Taper control panel.cpl,,@screensaver in the assistant’s location space.
Click Next and give your shortcut a name. Click Next and you’re done. Give it an appropriate icon of your choice.
Use this shortcut to change or adjust your screensaver settings whenever you want, quickly.
You can also create a shortcut to launch or change the screen saver state for a specific screen saver.
On a related note, take a look at this post. It shows you how you can display system configuration details on your Windows wallpaper.
