Windows 10: Unable to activate Windows screensaver

After playing Metro Exodus, having mashed the keyboard a couple of times during gameplay, I found that the screensaver would not work.

No matter what I tried, I could not get it to come on:

1) GPEDIT User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization/Enable Screen Saver and set it enabled.
2) Enabled Screen Saver Timeout in same.
3) Used your .reg file Enable/Disable Screensaver.
4) Used regedit in HKEY_Current_User\ControlPanel\Desktop.
5) sfc /scannow (no errors).

The only way it would activate is by restoring a full backup via Macrium. I checked the group policy and registry entries after backup and they all looked the same as before the backup.

Where does the 'screensaver' itself reside? Could something like a key combination have a permanent effect on disabling it? Could something be corrupted and sfc missed it?

Running Win 10 Pro v 1903. Hope someone can shed some light on this.

Thanks.


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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.

 

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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.

 

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I have generated two screensavers using Axialis Screensaver. The program is suppose to generate scr files in theSystem32 folder. In looking in the System32 folder I am unable to locate the screensaver scr files I made. When I open the screensaver app I see the two file names but are no where to be found. Both of these are not installed so their not listed in the uninstall program listing. *Sad I don't know wear the files are and have scanned through the registry by name of the screensavers.