No Screensaver after 10 update

I am also having this exact problem. This is the first thing I find on the web about it.

I upgraded from Win 7 pro to Win 10 pro. I have 2 screens one that is 1080p and the other 1280x1024. I have upgraded my radeon 6950 to the latest drivers. I don't use a screensaver just screen time outs but neither work. My screen will time out if I am logged out. I also tried creating another profile and it also doesn't work when logged into that new profile. I do use a password for my PC and it is set to prompt for it after return from screen timeout or screen saver.

Emb said:

I made an interesting discovering with this screen saver:
My problem has been the screen saver defaults to 1 minute and does not work.

I have installed windows 10 on six different computers. Three of the six computers have this issue of defaulting to 1 minute and the other three computers work fine.

I was looking for something in common – I came to realize that the 3 computers that works fine all require a password for the user. The three computers that don’t work with the screen saver do not require a password.

Sure enough, I changed one of the computers that wasn’t working with the screen saver to now require a password. I set the screen saver to 9 minutes. Upon shutting down and then starting it up again it saved and held the 9 minutes setting and the screen saver work fine.

I then changed the setting so the same computer would not require a password (like it was) and once again it reverted back to the 1 minute default and would not start the screen saver.


It appears you need a password setup for the screen saver to work. I don’t like that solution but it is a solution and perhaps may lead to someone who is more knowledgeable in coming up with a real solution so it works the way it is supposed to work.

Nope no password here and mine works as it should.

Hi Guys, I updated to Win10 fm Win7 on 1st Aug. The screensaver worked initially, then after 7/8 days it stopped being activated, but I could still run it from Settings/ Personalization/lock screen/screen saver settings/ preview . I ran it via this method on the morning of 10th Aug. Later in the day all Screen Saver options(except photos) caused the following text "The screen can't run because it requires a newer video card or one that is compatible with Direct 3D" . Unless somebody came in and changed my MBO the above text is incorrect. I was very impressed with Windows 10 initially, the screen saver is not important. BUT this morning I attempted to update one of my own Word files and it stopped me because "I needed permission" I hope they correct these problems soon !! Maybe they might consider employing programmers who know the system in detail. Not as appears to be happening in IT, where people know very little about a great many computer programs/systems !!

After doing a lot of google searching I came across 2 potential fixes. I used both of them and they have solved my problem. The screensaver stays at whatever time I set it for and it works (with or without passwords).
Power Options - Add "Console lock display off timeout";

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...f-timeout.html
(I think the "Add Console Lock" was what did the trick but I also did....)

Local Group Policy - Reset to Default

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/214461-local-group-policy-reset-default.html

Emb said:

After doing a lot of google searching I came across 2 potential fixes. I used both of them and they have solved my problem. The screensaver stays at whatever time I set it for and it works (with or without passwords).
Power Options - Add "Console lock display off timeout";

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...f-timeout.html
(I think the "Add Console Lock" was what did the trick but I also did....)

You LEGEND. That fixed the screensaver issue for me, but I need to wait to see if the power saving has also worked. I'll report back and if it doesn't work I'll reset my local GPO's as they will have been changed when I was using 8.1 Pro and have been ported across.

I can also confirm that the 'Add Console Lock' registry change has made my screensaver AND my power saving options both start working properly. Massive thanks to @Emb for that. Just in case it helps anyone:

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Does this only work if you manually lock your console first?

No. It just works now; directly from the desktop or from a locked screen.

So far neither of these changes have fixed my screen saver coming on or my monitors getting turned off. It was a good find though.