In this post we share the best working method How To Enable Screen Saver In Windows 10how to turn on screen saver in windows 10 immediately.
You may have noticed that the Screensaver Settings dialog box is not easily accessible in Windows 10, unlike previous versions of Windows. The classic custom window in which we could easily open the screensaver settings has also been removed.
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Enable screen saver in Windows 10 (custom screensaver windows 10)
Step 1: Type Change screen saver in Start menu or taskbar search box and then hit Enter key to open Screen Saver Settings.
If you are unable to launch Screen Saver Settings via search, please go through our how to open Screen Saver Settings in Windows 10 guide to know all the ways to open Screen Saver Settings.
Step 2: Once the Screen Saver Settings dialog is launched, select a screensaver from the drop-down box, customize the selected screen saver by clicking Settings, and then click the Apply button.
As you can see in the above image, the default wait or idle time before the screensaver is activated is 1 minute. You can change to 2, 5, or 10 minutes by clicking the up arrow. After making changes, click the Apply button.
Enable screen saver via Registry
Step 1: Open Registry Editor. To do so, type Regedit in the Start menu or taskbar search box and then press Enter key.
Registry Editor can also be launched by typing Regedit in the Run command box and pressing Enter key.
Step 2: In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Step 3: On the right-side, look for the entry named ScreenSaveActive, double-click on it, and set the value to 1 (one) to enable screen saver and make it 0 (zero) to disable.
Note that if the ScreenSaveActive string value doesn’t exist, right-click on the empty area, click New, click String Value and name it ScreenSaveActive.
Install and activate third-party screensaver in Windows 10
To install a third-party screensaver:
Step 1: Copy the screen saver file that you want to install to a safe location to make sure that it won’t be accidentally deleted while dealing with other files.
Step 2: Right-click on the screen saver file and then click the Install button.
Step 3: Clicking Install button will automatically open Screen Saver Settings dialog with the new screen saver selected. Click the Apply button to apply the newly installed screensaver.
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