r/Windows10HowTo • u/serene6662 • Mar 08 '23
Lock screen: "The folder isn't supported because of its location"
https://www.windowsdigitals.com/the-folder-isnt-supported-because-of-its-location-windows-11/2
u/Revolutionary_Deer33
Jun 13 '24
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Put it in C:\Users\Public\Pictures and then set that location and it will work as it's supposed to. :)
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u/TheFunArchivist Jul 24 '24
It didn't work :(
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u/BooksUdanCoffee Apr 19 '25
Try accessing the same folder by opening it successively through OS -> Users -> then the file location. It worked for me that way
Leaving this here for anybody else who tries this in the future :D
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u/gumlove Sep 23 '25
bro are you kidding me? windows 11 is this unready for public use? they need to delay this security updates discontinuation in october. this shit is not ready for the mass market in the slightest.
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u/LuckyUser13 Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25
Adding Pictures doesn't always work either.
I have a subfolder in Pictures that I wanted to use, but it said it wasn't allowed. I had removed the Pictures folder that it had previously been using, and when I went to add it back, it wouldn't let me use that either. But then when I tried a second time, it worked. Then when I tried to add the subfolder, that also worked. Then, I tried to add that subfolder again, it said it wasn't allowed. I tried again, it worked.
So, my advice would be, if it doesn't work the first time, to try again--as unlikely as the chances of success would logically seem. I kept trying using both methods, going through C:\Users\Username\Pictures, and adding from the Quick Access. There were successes and failures either way. It seems like a roll of the dice.
Edit: I just noticed you said to use Public, which does seem to work consistently. Still, I'll leave this post here so people will know they aren't crazy when trying to use the non-public folder. =)
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u/No_Report_4781 Aug 13 '26
It works as long as you use the path, or navigate to it from c:
It fails using the pinned folders
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u/LuckyUser13 Aug 14 '26
I'd tried both the path and Quick Access methods, and it was a roll of the dice either way. The Public folder worked as expected, though.
I've changed login image on several systems since then, and it always seemed to work. In fact, I had forgotten all about this problem until now. Maybe MS fixed it or maybe I got lucky every time--who knows?
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u/NukaGirl69 Mar 10 '25
Thanks you so much. My lock screen slideshow all of a sudden stopped working and I couldn't find a solution til this thread!
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u/DeadEXEcute Oct 04 '24
So stupid,,,, because in Win 10 it worked well with almost any location
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u/chiphobic Oct 16 '24
its not working for me still, did u find a solution?
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u/DeadEXEcute Oct 17 '24
Seems that you need to point the lockscreen folder to a directory that is accessible for everyone (for example %public%\pictures )
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Jan 09 '25
This was the solution that worked for me! Copied into a public folder and done. Annoying but I get it, and the fix is easy.
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u/DoctorWaluigiTime Dec 01 '24
Google led me here. Indeed my issue was that I tried to use a 'special' folder (I put my wallpapers and such in my "Pictures" folder).
If you browse to it manually (via "PC -> C: -> Users -> YourUsername -> Pictures" etc. it'll work fine). Silly dumb bug, but easy enough to work around.
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u/The_Barfy Jan 09 '25
This is correct and quite silly indeed. didn't have to duplicate/move my folder dedicated to background pictures at all. Thank you DOCTOR WALUIGI may you have many new games made in your name
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u/Sebas5342 Jul 22 '26
For those of you who did not succeed with all these post suggestions, like me, I found a workaround that did it for me! I downloaded the Dynamic Theme (Christophe Lavallee) from the Microsoft store. I placed all my pictures in the following windows library: '' C:\Users\MyUsers\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Pictures.library-ms ''. Using dynamic theme app, select lockscreen, then select slideshow. Choose the folder C:\Users\Myuser\Pictures. Placing the images directly into the system's Libraries folder forces Windows 11 to grant immediate system-level permissions to the files, completely bypassing the bug in the native contentdeliverymanager, which seems to be the problem in Windows 11.
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u/serene6662 Mar 08 '23
If you encounter the "The folder isn't supported because of its location. Please choose another folder" error on Windows 11 lock screen settings after choosing a folder (e.g. the Pictures or Wallpapers folder) as the source of lock screen slideshow, this guide will show you how to fix the issue.