How to Have Desktop Slideshow Shuffle Images in Multiple Folders in Windows 7
InformationThis will show you how to have your desktop background wallpaper slideshow shuffle through multiple folders for wallpapers instead of moving all your wallpapers into one folder to do so.WarningIf you checked the Turn off all unnecceassary animations box in the Ease of Access Center, or unchecked the fade option in the Visual Effects settings, then this will also remove the fade effect in the desktop slideshow.
Here's How:
First, what we're trying to achieve is to use multiple folders for your desktop slideshow. The easiest way to do this is to use your Public picture folder, because when you go to the wallpaper select options under Personalization - the "Picture Library" actually points to your Public Picture folder.
Public Picture folder is located under
%systemdrive%\Users\Public\
Usually %systemdrive% is your C: drive. Once you've navigated to your Public Picture folder inside your explorer window, you can copy and paste folders into it OR you can change your Public Picture Folder.
In this case, we're going to move the Public Pictures folder to match your My Picture folder. In a multi-user environment this may not be effective since you will be moving the Public folder for every user. Most users will have their My Picture folder located on the same drive as their Public folder.
Right click the Public Picture folder and select properties, then go to Location and select Move... Navigate to:
%systemdrive%\Users\(Type your account name)\My Pictures
Hit OK
After that, right-click your Desktop and go to Personalize. Click Desktop Background then go to the drop down menu Picture Location and select Pictures Library...
If you're anything like me, you will see multiple folders. This will include any folders you had in your My Pictures folder. I find it easiest to right click any folder header and hit "Collapse all groups." After, I go through and right click any folders I would like to use in my slideshow and hit "Expand group" Once you've expanded all the folders you would like to use, you can begin selecting your wallpapers. Be careful, you can easily de-select all previous images you've selected if you don't make sure you hold CTRL on the keyboard and use the LEFT mouse button. If you want to select an entire folder, CTRL+Left mouse button the folder header. That will select the entire folder.Related Tutorials
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