How to enable screen saver on Windows 11

You can still use the screen saver feature on Windows 11, and here’s how.

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In the old days, screen savers were essential features that showed slow animations to prevent those big cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors from producing burn-in on the screen. However, once the liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors took over, burn-in became a thing of the past, and so did most screen savers.

Although this feature is no longer essential for computers' normal operation,Windows 11kept these retro screen savers around for times when you need to use a monitor that’s still susceptible to burn-in or ghosting or if you simply want a cool animation to play while you’re away from your computer.

In thishow-to guide, I’ll explain some easy-to-follow steps for turning on and configuring your computer’s legacy screen-saver feature.

How to configure screen saver on Windows 11

To enable and configure screen severs on Windows 11, use these steps:

Once you complete these steps, Windows 11 will run the screen saver with the settings you specified.

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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.