Method 3 Install and activate third-party screen saver in Windows 10
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Note that if the ScreenSaveActive string value doesn’t exist, right-click on the empty area, click New, click String Value and name it ScreenSaveActive. Step 3: On the right-side, look for the entry named ScreenSaveActive, double-click on it, and set the value to 1 (one) to enable screen saver and make it 0 (zero) to disable. Step 2: In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key: Registry Editor can also be launched by typing Regedit in Run command box and pressing Enter key. To do so, type Regedit in the Start menu or taskbar search box and then press Enter key.
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Method 2 Enable screen saver via RegistryĪnd if you want to enable or disable the screen saver feature via Registry, here is how to make it happen.
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After making changes, click the Apply button. You can change to 2, 5, or 10 minutes by clicking the up arrow. Step 2: Once Screen Saver Settings dialog is launched, select a screen saver from the drop-down box, customize the selected screen saver by clicking Settings, and then click Apply button.Īs you can see in the above image, the default wait or idle time before the screen saver is activated is 1 minute. If you are unable to launch Screen Saver Settings via search, please go through our how to open Screen Saver Settings in Windows 10 guide to know all the way to open Screen Saver Settings. Step 1: Type Change screen saver in Start menu or taskbar search box and then hit Enter key to open Screen Saver Settings. Method 1 Enable screen saver in Windows 10 Method 3 – install a third-party screen saver and activate it Method 2 – enable screen saver via Registry, if disabled