The title says it all. The new Windows 10 build, after the 30 minutes or so to install has repaired the screensaver fault.

I don't know the number but Itpro detailed the release below:

12/11/2015: Windows 10 November update, also known as Fall update and Threshold 2, has started rolling out to the 110 million...

The new build of Windows 10, which I installed on the 16th, rather than a regular update has solved the screensaver problem for me. It was a slow response to a problem, albeit minor, that a lot of...

Looks like this only turns off the monitor which can be done from power settings rather than a fix for faulty programming which causes the screensaver to default to 1 minute and not work. I have a...

Turning off fast startup worked. I had tried enabling screen saver via gpedit.msc. That grayed out the timeout at 3 minutes but it did not function. I have also looked at the registry entries for...

This workaround worked for me. It would be interesting to know why this error is occuring for so many users and why the workaround works. I assume that there is a fault in the cache saving process...

I have widely researched this problem and there seems to be a common thread involving HID compliant devices. However, my issue is relevant for only 1 out of 4 users of the pc where the screensaver...