Windows 10: No Screensaver after 10 update

I'm watching this one because I have exactly the same problem and symptoms. Upgraded from Win7 to Win10 and now my screensaver will not kick in and the computer will not allow itself to automatically sleep. I can manually test the screensaver fine and the computer will happily go into sleep if prompted to do so.

I even tried a compete wipe and clean install of Win10, no joy.

Evidently there's a common issue.

 

No i'm only using a single monitor. I also updated my Windows 8.1 laptop to Windows 10 and are having no problems with that one. It might just be a Windows 7 to Windows10 issue..

 

Ok so that rules out the multiple monitor theory, looks like it might be a Windows 7 upgrade problem.

 

I am afraid it is not specific to windows 7. I have updated 4 PC to Windows 10. Three of the four PC's were running Windows 8.1 and on PC was running Windows 7.

The three PC's running Windows 8.1 all gave me this default 1 minute setting in the screen saver and I have been unable to change that time (I can change it but every time I restart the PC it defaults back to 1 minute).

The only PC that I haven't received this screen saver issue is the Windows 7 that I just updated early this morning. It is the only PC that seems to keep and hold whatever time I set in the screen saver. This is a Dell XPS desk top PC.

The other machines: The 8.1 machines are; Dell XPS desk top, Dell Laptop, and a ASUS laptop all 3 running 8.1 and when upgraded to Windows 10 would all default ti 1 minute for the screen saver.

Whatever it is I do hope the Windows folks can solve this issue for the screen saver defaulting to 1 minute and not being able to change it.

 

So.. still researching the issue with my fresh win10 install not sleeping, turning off screens or screensaver timeout. I still have not found anything. I even refreshed the image on the box and still nothing.

For those that are having the issue, are you monitors in device manager showing as the correct model or "generic PNP monitor"?

 

Mine is showing as the correct model Dell U2713HM

 

Seeing this thread has given me a slight sigh of relief in that I'm not the only one having this issue. I upgraded from Win 7 and I'm running 2 monitors. Still plugging away at it so if I find anything I'll post what I find.

 

I did the same, upgraded from Win7. Then I tried with formatting my SSD and still no monitor sleep or screensaver.
Dual monitor setup as well. Fingers crossed for a fix soon.

 

Hi all. I too am having the same issue upgrading from 8.1 using a single monitor. I can preview the screensaver and it works fine but if I leave the PC alone to time it's self out it never does.
I vaguely remember the same thing happening when I went from 7 to 8. That time it turned out to be because I was using a wireless mouse. This was fixed by updating the drivers. None of this has worked this time. I even tried disconnecting the mouse and it still wont activate screensaver.

 

I have the same problem after updating from W7 to W10. I found a thread somewhere that attributes the screen saver issue with wireless keyboards and mice? Do those of you with the problem use these? I've been unsuccessful in finding the thread, think it's in Microsoft W10 support, still looking.

 

Here is another oddity about this issue. I had to reboot my machine last night and I forgot to manually turned off my monitors and when I got back on my computer this morning, the monitors were off. I will have to do some more testing on this to confirm.

 

No, in all the desk computers and laptops I have updated to windows 10 none of them are using wireless keyboards and/or mice. In fact all of them are very basic, just what came with the system from either Dell or ASUS. I haven't been able to find anything in common other than the only computer I haven't had problems with is the windows 7 update to 10, all others were windows 8.1 updates to 10.

I was reading somewhere this morning that one of the system updates in windows 8.1 had cause issues like this and if you uninstalled it it would solve the problem (but I haven't been able to find that update since I have updated to windows 10).

That came from;
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2...r-working.html

 

I have only one monitor but similar problem. I set screen saver to 15 minutes but today checked. It is reset to 1 minute. Apparently this is common bug. I upgraded from Windows 7 Home, 64 bit to Windows 10. Upgrade rather painless. Everything seems to be working so far....except this.

 

If I reboot and leave it on the log in screen without touching anything mine also goes to sleep
but not once I actually get onto desktop or log into windows.

Two monitors also, upgraded from win7 had this problem so reformatted and installed completely fresh win10
same issue. Nvidia 670 newest garbage drivers

 

I got an update this morning and I am just rebooting the pc now. Hopefully Microsoft is listening and this update fixes the problem.