Screensaver stopped working after Adobe Flash update

Wizard_of_Id

As title.
The screensaver stopped working after I did a Flash update yesterday , the settings are all as were, as far as I can see, but the ss just doesn't start

Any suggestions welcome as to what I should be looking for.

I am not a complete novice but I just can't find the answer to this one after 4 hours of looking this morning

bengalknights

You could uninstall flash and see if works again

Wizard_of_Id

bengalknights wrote: »

You could uninstall flash and see if works again

I am saving that for later

Le_Kirk

Presumably Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10??? Have you tried the Adobe forums?

Wizard_of_Id

Le_Kirk wrote: »

Presumably Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10??? Have you tried the Adobe forums?

W10
I'm trying on here first

esuhl

Modern LCD screens don't suffer so much from screen-burn, so you probably don't need a screensaver. You could just set the display to turn off automatically after a certain period of inactivity.

Le_Kirk

What time do you have set in the Screen Saver settings? Does it work if you click on preview in the settings box? Have you set a power setting that is doing something before the screen saver is due to start?

Wizard_of_Id

Le_Kirk wrote: »

What time do you have set in the Screen Saver settings? Does it work if you click on preview in the settings box? Have you set a power setting that is doing something before the screen saver is due to start?

I have it set for 10 minutes (unchanged) it works on preview (slideshow) and I have no power settings that kick in before the SS (unchanged)

Frozen_up_north

I can't believe anyone uses Adobe Flash anymore, it's one of the most exploited pieces of software around and is best avoided.

De-install it and save yourself grief.

esuhl

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

I can't believe anyone uses Adobe Flash anymore, it's one of the most exploited pieces of software around and is best avoided.

I'm on the verge of doing that. It's "click to activate" anyway in my browser.

But there are still a few sites (that I can't remember now) which still use it.

It's definitely on its last legs, though.

Wizard_of_Id

3 times today the SS came on but every other time I came back to the screen that I left open and all this without changing any settings from yesterday