How to Enable Screen Saver in Windows 11

Aug. 4, 2024

Contrary to popular belief, the best way to save power when you’re away from your PC is to set it up to go to sleep mode after a certain amount of time. However, some use Screen Savers, which while better than having the screen turned on, are not as good at saving power than when your PC is in sleep mode. Some use screen savers because they look cool and whatever may be the reason, if you want to enable Screen Saver in Windows 11, here’s how to do it.

Set a Screen Saver on Windows 11

You can use thePreviewoption to see what the screen saver looks like. Screen savers like 3D Text and Photos have settings to tune the way they appear on your screen.

Wallpaper Engine is an extraordinary app that we mentioned in our article abouthow to set live wallpapers on Windows. It also happens to have a feature that lets you set screen savers right from the app, combined with the expansive wallpaper library and community, and you’re in for a treat.

And those are the two ways to apply screen savers on Windows 11. For custom screen savers, there are apps like Wallpaper Engine that let you set custom screen savers, but Wallpaper Engine is, by far, the best among them.

Microsoft has deprecated Screen Savers, but you can still use the feature for the time being. As mentioned earlier, you don’t really need Screen Savers if you think they can make a big difference in your electricity bill. However, they look cool.