Windows 10: Logitech 3D extreme pro blocks screen saver and power saver

I use win 10 V 2020 and as of late, I have noticed that both screen saver and power saver will not function unless
I remove the Logitech 3D extreme pro joystick.

As a work around, I've discovered that if I disable the device driver and then re enable it, the screen saver and power
saver will work. This wasn't an issue a few Win 10 upgrades back.

I'd like to make a batch file that would disable then re-enable the USB port for my joystick.

Anyone else out there have this issue? If so, what was the fix?

I don't know what the script would read for the batch file for the workaround but it would have to disable the
JS USB port and the enable it.




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Screen saver (and Power and Sleep) doesn't activate in Windows 10

I unplugged my Logitech 3D Pro and screen saver functions returned.

 

Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Wingman Joystick

After Windows 10 Home Insider Preview Build 17074.rs_prelease_flt.180116-1539. My "Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Wingman Joystick Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Wingman Joystick" stopped working and in the Settings it is listed as "Driver Error". While my Logitech
Gamepad F310 is good.

 

Screen Saver

Hi all.

I have Windows 10, 64 bit, latest updates/ build.

This past week, my screen saver won't come on.

I always have my screen saver set to come on after 1 minute of inactivity.

I've made no major hardware/ software changes to my system recently.

From some general searching I did on the 'Net, one of the culprits of interference of a screen saver not coming on is pending Windows Updates. But when I check Settings/ Updates & Security, there is nothing pending, I am up-to-date.

Another culprit can sometimes be a faulty mouse, in which the computer "thinks" it picks up movement from the mouse. I have an optical mouse, a Razer Deathadder; I checked the optical lens on the bottom, no dust or hairs blocking the view.

I even came across something saying to check your Power settings. Personally, I always have had my Power settings set to:
Display: Never Turn Off
Hard disc (computer to sleep): Never Off

I've done it this way for years with the screen saver coming on after 1 minute of inactivity with no problems. One of the suggestions of Power Settings is to accept Windows suggestion for it (something like 30 minutes monitor; 2 hours hard disc); it didn't help, screen saver still not coming on.

Is there a little test/ command line prompt that can be run to determine what may be interfering with the screen saver coming on?

For now, the only way I can get it to come on is after launching the screen saver interface, from the drop-down menu selecting a screen saver, then clicking on the Preview button.

Any ideas?

Thanks,