Sideshow background playing same photos

Question

I have 2 monitors plugged into my laptop for work.

I set up the slideshow background to my selected photo folder.

It currently has around, say 20 photos so far.

I have the 2 monitors in use for work and usually only have the laptop free to see the photos changing.

The trouble I'm having is that the same 6 photos will play on the same screen each time.

So basically my laptop is showing the same 6 photos, monitor 1 same 6, monitor 2 same 6.

Given I rarely see monitor 1&2 I am missing all the photos that slide show on it.

I thought the photos would fling from 1 screen to another sort of like clockwise but instead it's not

I want to see all 20 pics throughout the day not just 6.

I have tried changing main displays, changing sort order of folder and googled everything but I can't figure it out.

I can't duplicate any screens as I need 3.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Hi TT546,

  I would like to confirm whether there is any progress in your issue. Please let me know if there is any update.

Answer 3

Hi TT546,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and hope you are doing well. 

Follow the below steps and check if it helps:1. Right click on the desktop screen.2. Click Personalize.3. Click on Back ground and select slideshow.4. From Choose album for your slide show, Click on browse and select the folder as the default slide show.5. Follow the onscreen instructions.Please try to turn off Shuffle. May I know these pictures can be displayed automatically if your monitor is disconnected? And I also want to confirm, your requirement is to display 20 different pictures on the monitor, right? Thank you for your patience!

Best Regards,

Manson - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist