How to Set a Screen Saver on PC or Mac
This wikiHow teaches you how to select a screensaver in Windows or macOS. Click the menu. It's usually at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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Windows
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Type screen saver into the search bar. A list of results will appear. -
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Click Turn screen saver on or off. The Screen Saver Settings window will appear. -
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Select a screen saver from the drop-down menu. It's under the 'Screen saver' header. A small preview will appear at the top of the window.- Some screen savers have extra settings you can adjust, such as 3D Text. Click Settings… to find the options for each screen saver.
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Click Preview. This shows a live preview on your desktop. To exit preview mode, move the mouse. -
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Select when to turn on the screen saver. Use the arrows next to 'Wait' to determine how many minutes of non-use Windows should wait before activating the screen saver. -
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Select whether to log in to unlock the screen saver. To require a password to unlock the screen saver, check the box next to 'On resume, display login screen.' -
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Click Apply. -
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Click OK. The screen saver is now enabled.
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macOS
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Click System Preferences. -
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Click Desktop & Screen Saver. -
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Click the Screen Saver tab. It's near the top-center part of the window, to the right of 'Desktop.' -
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Select a screen saver. Your options appear in the left column. Once you make a selection, a preview will appear in the right column.[1]- Some screen savers, such as Floating, Reflections, and Shifting Tiles, allow you to create slideshows of images. Select one of these options, then click Source to choose your own images.
- To see a full-screen preview, hover your mouse cursor over the small preview, then click Preview.
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Select when to turn on the screen saver. Click the drop-down menu next to 'Start after' to choose how many minutes of non-use macOS should wait before activating the screen saver. -
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Require a password to unlock the screen saver. This is optional. If you want to have to enter your password to unlock the desktop once the screen saver appears:- Click the
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- Click Security & Privacy.
- Click the General tab.
- Check the box next to 'Require password.'
- Click the
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