Windows 10's slide background feature allows your computer to be no longer boring. But do you know how to set up slide wallpapers on Windows 10? In this MiniTool article, we will provide you with a simple guide. Whether you are using a desktop, laptop, or Windows Surface, you can enable this feature by using these steps.

What is Windows 10 Slideshow Background?

Windows 10 slide background is part of Windows customization features. Unlike normal single wallpapers, if you enable Windows 10 slide background feature, the system will automatically loop the specific wallpaper in your specified folder.

For those who don't know how to set up slide wallpapers on Windows 10, this is actually very simple. However, if you are using a laptop or Windows Surface and want to enable the feature when the device is not plugged in, you will need to make some extra settings.

How to set up slide wallpapers on Windows 10?

To make Windows 10 wallpaper slideshow feature available, you need to complete the following two steps:

• Step 1: Create a folder to save slide pictures
• Step 2: Set up computer to play wallpapers loop

Next, we will show these two steps in detail:

Step 1: Create a slide picture folder

Windows 10 slide background can only play pictures saved in one folder. Therefore, you need to create a folder to store the pictures you want to use.

Tip: Windows 10 comes with some default wallpapers, which are located in a special location: C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper . If you just want your computer to loop through the pictures in that folder, you don't need to create a new folder.

1. Visit the location where you want to create the slideshow folder. We recommend putting it in the picture folder.
2. Create a new folder and name it. For example, you can name it a slide picture .
3. Transfer all required pictures to this folder. Remember, these pictures should fit your screen resolution. Otherwise, the slide effect may not achieve the desired effect.

Step 2: Set up Windows 10 wallpaper slideshow

1. Click the Start button.
2. Go to Settings > Personalization .
3. By default, you will enter the background section. Then expand the background and select the slide .
4. Click Browse and select the slideshow picture folder from your computer.
5. In the Change Picture Frequency section, select the slide interval time you want to use.
6. Turns on or off shuffle as needed.
7. Choose the right option according to your needs.
8. If you like, you can also choose the background color.

After completing these settings, your computer will start looping on the pictures saved in the slideshow folder.

How to enable Windows 10 slide background when not plugged in?

If you are using a laptop or Windows Surface, the Windows 10 slide background feature is disabled by default when the device is not plugged in. However, you can enable it by changing some settings.

The following are the specific operation steps:

1. Right-click Start and select Power Options .

2. Click Advanced Power Settings from the menu on the left.

3. Click Change Plan Settings next to Selected Preferred Plan.

4. Click to change advanced power settings .

5. Go to Desktop Background Settings > Slideshow .

6. Expand Battery Powered and select Available .

7. Click Apply .

8. Click OK .

After completing the above steps, your laptop or Surface can play wallpaper slideshows while powered by battery.

Summarize

This is the complete guide to enabling Windows 10 slide background. You can see that it is very simple. Additionally, if you lose some important wallpapers that cannot be recreated, you can use the free data recovery software MiniTool Power Data Recovery to recover them.

If you encounter other issues related to Windows 10 background, please let us know in the comments section.

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