Windows 10: Need the screensaver to turn on and stay on

I can turn the screensaver on, but it turns off for some reason. Somebody suggested putting the monitor on a timer, but I would like to fix the screensaver.

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I would suggest you to try the following steps and check if that helps.

• Go to the folder C:\Windows\System32 and sort by file type.
• Look for the screensaver file type (.scr).
• Find the file scrnsave.scr(you can choose any of the screensavers).
• Right click and select send to>desktop (create shortcut). The shortcut on my attachment, but when i click on it my screen goes off and on and nothing else.

 

screensaver versus no screensaver

On Windows XP, the screensaver was running even when the montior was off which is a waste. Ever since I discovered that, I simply turn screensavers off and have the monitor power down in 5 minutes or less.

 

Screensaver keeps turning itself off.

Having the same issue; research suggests it's caused by the Lock Screen, and it's an issue that's been around for at least 4 years. Posts on the official support site over the last couple years suggest they plan to do absolutely nothing about it.

So far, if your power settings don't fix it, the only way to prevent it from turning off is to change your lock screen settings.