Screensaver stopped working after Adobe Flash update

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Wizard_of_Id
Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
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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 :o

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  • bengalknights
    bengalknights Posts: 5,021 Forumite
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    You could uninstall flash and see if works again
  • Wizard_of_Id
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
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    bengalknights wrote: »
    You could uninstall flash and see if works again

    I am saving that for later :D
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 22,312 Forumite
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    Presumably Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10??? Have you tried the Adobe forums?
  • Wizard_of_Id
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
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    Le_Kirk wrote: »
    Presumably Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10??? Have you tried the Adobe forums?

    W10
    I'm trying on here first
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    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
    Le_Kirk Posts: 22,312 Forumite
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    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
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
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    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
    Frozen_up_north Posts: 2,420 Forumite
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    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
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    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
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
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    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 :(
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