If this first method wasn’t applicable, jump straight down to Method 2.

Use the classic Control Panel personalization menu to configure your custom slideshow and hit Save changes when you’re done.

In the run box, type (or paste) the following command and hit Enter to open the classic Control Panel interface: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL If that doesn’t work, use this command instead: control /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageWallpaper

Press Windows key + R to open up a Run window.

So if you’re lucky enough to have avoided the Creators Update (and have no plan on making the switch), follow the steps below to launch the classic Control Panel interface and configure your background slideshow the old way: For some reason, Microsoft has decided to remove the functionalities of the two Run commands below, so they’ll only work if you have a Windows 10 version that is not yet updated with the Creators Update. Method 1: Launching the olde Control Panel Interface (not applicable on Creators Update)Īlthough this is by far the most convenable solution, it won’t be applicable if you have already updated to Windows 10 Creators Update. Please follow whichever method seems more applicable to your situation. Down below you have a list of three different workarounds that can be used to force the Windows background slideshow feature to see the images in subfolders.

Pretty counterintuitive, right? If you’ve taken the time to organize your selection of background images into subfolders, I can empathize with your frustration.įortunately, people have gotten around this issue and managed to replicate the old behavior.

If you’re on Windows 10, you might have noticed that you can only select one folder at a time and all of its subfolders will not be used to generate the slideshow.

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