How to Change Screen Saver in Windows 11 [Tutorial]

The Windows 11 screensaver appears on your computer or device when you haven't been active for a while. Do you need to set a screensaver in Windows 11? Are you tired of your Windows 11 screensaver and want a new one? Windows 11's screen saver settings allow you to customize several aspects of what you see on your screen when your PC remains idle.

Windows 11 comes with several built-in screensavers. For what? Back in the days of the computer dinosaurs, computer screens suffered from burn-in: permanent damage when an often-used program burned its image onto the screen. To avoid ghosting, users installed a screen saver to access a blank screen or moving lines. Today's computer screens no longer suffer from burn-in issues, but people still use screen savers because they look cool.

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change screen saver in Windows 11
how to change the screen saver in Windows 11

In Windows, the screen saver was one of those features that you had to enable and configure to protect your cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor from burning in when viewing the same image for an extended period of time. Then LCD screens emerged with new technologies that made monitors impervious to burn-in while providing superior picture quality, thus making screen savers a thing of the past.

This tutorial will apply to computers, laptops, desktops and tablets running Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education) operating system from all supported hardware manufacturers, such as Dell, HP, Acer , Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Samsung.

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