Instructions on how to install screensavers from Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OSX
In MacOS Sonoma v14 the screen savers settings are still under the "System settings" but Apple promoted their screen savers, leaving the 3rd part screensavers under an "Other" category.
To select a non-Apple screensaver for your Mac, go to System settings and on the left menu scroll down until you find the "Screen Saver" item and click on it.
On the right part, click on "Show all".
A new screensaver release restores the compatibility of the screensaver with MacOS Catalina.
Under Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit), you can arrive at the screensaver selection or configuration/settings screen by following the next steps.
Your new MacBook (or Mac) comes with some built-in Apple screensavers, but you would certainly prefer a bigger variety of Macbook screensavers to choose from. Read here our suggestions for your Macbook screensaver.
Microsoft Windows 10 rearranged many of the menus and settings. Even for power users, it became difficult to locate the Windows settings they are looking for. If you want to configure Windows 10 screensavers, keep on reading.
To arrive at the screensaver selection or configuration/settings screen follow the next steps.
This article described how to fix the problem where on your Apple Mac the screensaver does not automatically start.
It also shows you how to configure the settings of Mac screensavers.
The good old, serene, StarField screensaver is missing from Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. Read here how to get it back.
If you don't remember this retro screensaver by its name, "StarField simulation", it was a type of flying through space screensaver that old Windows had preinstalled by Microsoft.
This article will help you diagnose and fix problems of Windows screensaver automatic start after the idle time of inactivity passes.
This article will help you diagnose and fix problems of the automatic start of Windows screensavers.
Always prefer the native editions of Mac screensavers, downloaded from the developer's website (outside the Mac app store). The Mac app store screensavers are actually applications that emulate the functions of the native screensavers.
