How to create a Custom Screen Saver

This article shows you how to create a Custom Screen Saver. Screensavers not only keep your computer screen from getting broken, but they also add to the theme of your computer and look cool. Most Windows users use one of the built-in screensavers, but these can get old after a while.

Screensavers are an old technology that was used to fix a problem with old CRT computer monitors that caused them to burn out. Modern LCD screens almost never have that problem, and there’s no real reason to have a screensaver, but people still like to have them. People still like to watch a slow slideshow of their favorite pictures on their computer screen.

Now, it’s not enough to just download photo files from a digital camera and have them play on screen. You’ll need to make an SCR file for the screensaver. You can also go to the official Microsoft support site to know more information about this.

How to create a Custom Screen Saver in Windows 11/10

1. Arrange your desired screensaver photos in a folder of your choice (or use the default My Pictures folder).
2. Right-click anywhere on the desktop to access the Personalize applet. Select the Lock Screen tab and then drill down to Screen saver settings.
3. In the window that opens, select Photos from the dropdown menu. To choose a different source than My Pictures, go to Settings>Browse and choose another destination before clicking Save.
4. Configure the settings according to the options given, click OK or Apply, and your first self-made screen saver is ready to roll.

How to create a Custom Screen Saver in Windows Vista

1. Right-click and go to Personalize>Screen Saver>Settings.
2. Choose Photos from the Screen Saver menu.
3. The Settings for the screensaver allows you to further customize the display:

You may have a lot of media to look through, but with just a few clicks, you can change what you see and don’t see.

• To show only pictures with a particular tag, type the tag in the With this tag box that is associated with the pictures.
• To display only pictures with a particular rating, click a star rating on the With this rating or higher list.
• To apply a slide show theme to your screensaver, select one from the Use this theme list.
• To play your pictures and videos in random order, check the Shuffle contents box.

How to create a Custom Screen Saver in PowerPoint

We all get those powerful, motivational PowerPoint files in our inboxes at some point. With the help of PowerPoint 2021, it’s easy to turn these into interesting screensavers. We have one that changes motivational quotes every time our desktop computer is not being used. Here’s how to turn a slideshow into a screen saver:

1. Open the presentation that will become your screensaver in PowerPoint 2021.
2. Click on File>Save As to open the Save As window.
3. Through the Save As window, select an empty folder or create a new one to hold the PowerPoint images.
4. Enter any file name you want. In the Save As Type dropdown menu scroll down to select any of the image formats (GIF, JPG, TIFF, PNG, BMP). Click Save.
5. PowerPoint gives an option to save every slide or the current slide only as an image. Select one to finish this part of the process.
6. The screensaver can then be turned on using the Personalization>Locks Screen>Screen saver settings tabs, as was mentioned earlier. Keep in mind that this method doesn’t keep any animations, transitions, or embedded rich media from the original PowerPoint slide.

How to create a Custom Screen Saver With Google Photos

Google Photos has taken the place of Picasa as one of the best free apps for managing photos, and it has a cool feature that lets you make and download a slideshow.

1. Open Google Photos and click on the Photos tab.
2. In Photos, select the pictures your want in your screensaver.
3. Click the Add to or create new plus icon at the top and then Animation.
4. When Google Photos shows you the slideshow, go straight to More options>Download.
5. Set the downloaded GIF file as your screensaver and you’re done.