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The thread discusses the limitations of Windows' built-in wallpaper slideshow interval, which defaults to a minimum of 10 seconds, and whether it can be manually adjusted. The second contributor explains where theme files are stored and suggests that the interval setting is in milliseconds but notes trying to lower it below 10,000ms was ineffective. The original poster expresses surprise, observing a slideshow.ini file with unreadable characters, indicating difficulty in customizing the interval directly. Overall, the discussion highlights the challenge of manually reducing the wallpaper change interval below Windows' default setting.
The thread discusses the limitations of Windows' built-in wallpaper slideshow interval, which defaults to a minimum of 10 seconds, and whether it can be manually adjusted. The second contributor explains where theme files are stored and suggests that the interval setting is in milliseconds but notes trying to lower it below 10,000ms was ineffective. The original poster expresses surprise, observing a slideshow.ini file with unreadable characters, indicating difficulty in customizing the interval directly. Overall, the discussion highlights the challenge of manually reducing the wallpaper change interval below Windows' default setting.
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Spectralist
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The theme files are saved at C:\Users\"your user name"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes
AppData is hidden by default so make sure show hidden folders is enabled in the folder view options.
They can be opened in a text editor and have an interval setting which appears to be in milliseconds. However lowering it below 10000ms did not seem to have any effect. I only spent a few moments fiddling with it though.
AppData is hidden by default so make sure show hidden folders is enabled in the folder view options.
They can be opened in a text editor and have an interval setting which appears to be in milliseconds. However lowering it below 10000ms did not seem to have any effect. I only spent a few moments fiddling with it though.
