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Slideshow Background Not Working

I wanted to start using a slideshow lockscreen background recently so I made a new folder with all the pictures I wanted. After opening the lockscreen settings I changed the wallpaper to slideshow and deleted the default albums that were already there. For some reason, after I choose the folder i made, the settings for slideshow lockscreen don't pop up like it's supposed to. The folder I want does appear in the list of albums though. I don't know what I did wrong but please help.

Hi DR. I'm Greg, a Volunteer Moderator and 10 years Windows MVP here to help you.

Try these fixes for Lock Screen slideshow not working in Windows 10:
https://www.askvg.com/fix-lock-screen-slide-sho...
https://windows10skill.com/lock-screen-wont-cha...
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-customize-lo...
https://superuser.com/questions/1226135/windows...
https://superuser.com/questions/1504628/windows...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/cuj...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f0x...

I hope it helps. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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I have tried all of the solutions in all of the given links except one. None of them seem to work for me :(. The only other option I didn't try was to roll back to an older version of windows which I don't think I will do. Thanks for the suggestions Greg. if there's anything else I could try I would greatly appreciate the help.

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Hi again -

See if you can set the Desktop Background slideshow within Windows, or the Screensaver slideshow that supercedes the Lock Screen, to work:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-set-up-a-w...
https://www.onlinecomputertips.com/support-cate...

If these don't work then try to fix them as this may also fix the Lock Screen slideshow:
https://www.intowindows.com/fix-desktop-slidesh...
https://windowsreport.com/fix-background-slides...
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-windows-7-sl...
https://www.online-tech-tips.com/software-revie...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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