Simply put, Windows 11 is in a rough state when it comes to screensavers. Microsoft has yet to transition the main selection and customization screen over to the modern Windows Settings app, and ...

Chen’s latest tale recounts how 3D Pipes, the classic screensaver came to be: Microsoft wanted to show off OpenGL within Windows NT 3.5, but wanted a way to do it that wasn’t an ad.

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According to a June 11 blog post from longtime Microsoft employee Raymond Chen, developers in 1994 were worried about their upcoming release of the Windows NT 3.5 operating system—not because it ...

Screensavers are packed into “units”, which are loaded by the script. A basic Windows 3.1 environment is then configured, and loaded into a specially patched DOSBOX that allows automated demo ...

Twenty-two years ago, Microsoft Windows took a big leap forward with Windows 95. Most would say that Windows 95 was significant for its addition of the Start button, or the merging of MS-DOS and ...

In other cases, Windows Updates can turn off the screensavers and you need to change the settings. In case you encounter the issue of screensaver not working in Windows 11/10, try updating Windows .

In version 3.1, Microsoft included four screensavers: Blank Screen (oooh!), Flying Windows (assorted Windows logos soaring by), Marquee (a phrase of your choice scrolling across the screen), and ...

Way back when: People used screensavers to prevent "burn-in" on CRT monitors, where static images could permanently damage the screen. Screensavers like 3D Pipes animated the display during ...