How to Change "Aurora Screen Saver" Settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
By default the Aurora screen saver has no settings to set in the
Screen Saver Settings window in
Windows 7 and
Windows 8. However, you can change the Aurora screen saver settings through the registry instead. This will show you how to.
Note
The default location of the Aurora screen saver file is at:
NOTE: In Windows 7, the Aurora, Windows Logo, and Windows Energy screen savers are no longer available.
C:\Windows\System32\Aurora.scr.
Tip
You will just need to play with the settings below and adjust the Value Data (step 8) until you get the desired affect from the selected DWORD Name (step 5).
EXAMPLE: Aurora Screen Saver
OPTION ONE
To Restore the Default Aurora Settings
1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
Restore_Default_Aurora.reg
2. Save the .reg file to the desktop.
3. Double click/tap on the extracted the .reg file to merge it.
4. Click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK if prompted.
5. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Customize the Aurora Settings in Registry Editor
1. Press the
Windows+R keys to open the Run dialog, type
regedit, and press
Enter. (See screensshot below)
3. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on
Yes.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Aurora
5. In the right pane, right click or press and hold on an empty area, and click/tap on
New and
DWORD (32-bit) Value. (See screenshot above)
6. Type in a
DWORD Name from the table below that you want to change and press
Enter.
DWORD Name |
Value Data |
Description |
Amplitude |
500000000 to 2000000000 |
Higher value number for a slower slow motion affect. |
Brightness |
1000000000 to 1050000000 |
Higher value number for brighter affect. |
NumLayers |
1 to 15 |
Number of aurora layers. |
Speed |
1000000000 to 2100000000 |
Higher value number for faster cycling. |
7. Double click/tap on the
DWORD Name (from step 6) to modify it.
8. Dot
Decimal, and type in the
Value Data you want in the table above, and click/tap on
OK. (See example screenshot below)
9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 to change another available
DWORD Name option.
NOTE: You can add and customize one, a few, or all of the available options if you like (see table below step 6), but only add one instance of each DWORD Name in step 5 to prevent problems.
10. Close Regedit when done.
That's it,
Shawn Brink