Now I’m creating a basic script that will map a drive letter (x:) on the client machine to that share, and copy down all the photos into a folder called “C:\IT Dept\Screensaver”. Under Screen Saver, click on the drop-down menu and select the Screen saver you want to use. Next, click the Screen Saver settings link.
#GOOGLE PHOTO SCREENSAVER WINDOWS 10 HOW TO#
Now it’s time to choose one or more sources for your screensaver: Picasa, your Picasa Web Albums. How to Activate Screensaver on Windows 10 Press Windows key + I > Personalization > Lock Screen. SolutionĬreate a share folder to put all your photos in, I’m setting Share Permissions Everyone = Read, then on the Security tab, Domain users = Read, and Domain Admins = Full Control. Windows’ standard screensaver tool should appear, with Google Photos Screensaver already selected. I’ve done this with Windows 10 clients, but it should work with anything newer than Windows XP.
I’m going to have a central server share, with some photos in, then I’m going to copy them down to all the clients, and finally set their screen saver to use those photos as a ‘slide show’ screen saver. I was tasked with working out how to do this for a client a couple of weeks ago, so I thought it would make a decent article.