ARCHIVED: In Microsoft Windows, how do I modify the screen saver settings?
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Be aware that screen savers displaying moving images to prevent "burned in" images on the screen are unnecessary on modern monitors, and use more electricity than having your screen go blank when you're not using your computer. For more about electricity use, see Minimize your computer's impact on the environment
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Windows 8, 7, and Vista
- In Windows 8, press
Win-c
, and choose , and then .In Windows 7 and Vista, from the
menu, click . - In the Control Panel, click .
- Under "Personalization", click .
- In the "Screen saver" section of the resulting window, from the pull-down menu, select your desired screen saver. Click .
- You also have the following options:
- To preview your new screen saver, click .
- To change the time it takes for your computer to go into screen saver mode, use the up or down arrows next to the "Wait" field. To save changes, click .
- To edit the text of a text-based screen saver, click
Settings
window, and then click in theScreen Saver Settings
window. . In the resulting window, you can edit the
screen saver text, change its color and size, and edit the movement
and timing of the text on the screen. To save changes, click
to close the
- When you are finished, click
Screen Saver Settings
window to exit. at the bottom of the
Windows XP
- Right-click the desktop and, from the menu that appears, select .
- In the
Display Properties
window, select the tab. - From the "Screen Saver" list, select the desired screen saver. To set the advanced settings, click . To set a password, check . In the "Wait:" box, set the delay time.
- To preview the new settings, click .
- To save your changes and exit, in the
Display Properties
window, click .
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