Spottedfeather
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I don't know what it is, but my screensaver keeps turning it's self off. I'll go to the settings and see that it's set to NONE. Any ideas ?
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The thread discusses a user's issue with their screensaver randomly turning off despite settings indicating it is disabled, which may be related to Windows 10. A responder suggests monitoring the registry using a tool called Process Monitor to identify which process is modifying the screensaver settings, offering detailed instructions. The user expresses uncertainty about how to proceed with these technical steps, highlighting a lack of technical knowledge and concern about causing further issues.
The thread discusses a user's issue with their screensaver randomly turning off despite settings indicating it is disabled, which may be related to Windows 10. A responder suggests monitoring the registry using a tool called Process Monitor to identify which process is modifying the screensaver settings, offering detailed instructions. The user expresses uncertainty about how to proceed with these technical steps, highlighting a lack of technical knowledge and concern about causing further issues.
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It won't mess anything up.
Download and run procmon as administrator Process Monitor - Windows Sysinternals
Make sure this is checked so it doesn't hold filtered events
Then go back into Filter > Filter... and create a filter like this
Then it's just a matter of waiting. If you start seeing events then you'll see which process is modifying settings
Download and run procmon as administrator Process Monitor - Windows Sysinternals
Make sure this is checked so it doesn't hold filtered events
Then go back into Filter > Filter... and create a filter like this
Then it's just a matter of waiting. If you start seeing events then you'll see which process is modifying settings
Spottedfeather
Honorable Member
home computer. I've read that this is a problem with Windows 10...but nobody seems to know how to fix it. Not a big deal...just annoying.
Spottedfeather
Honorable Member
I have the screensaver set to turn on after 15 minutes. But every other week or so, I'll notice that it's been more than 15 minutes but the screensaver didn't come on. I'll go into the settings and find that the screensaver is set to none.
Well it's fairly trivial to programmatically change it. You'd need to use a program like procmon to monitor the registry location for changes and hope you can detect which program is removing the value.
The values that control that are in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
The values that control that are in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Spottedfeather
Honorable Member
I wish I understood how to do that. I don't have the money to repair the computer or buy a new one if I mess it up. Oh, well.
It won't mess anything up.
Download and run procmon as administrator Process Monitor - Windows Sysinternals
Make sure this is checked so it doesn't hold filtered events
Then go back into Filter > Filter... and create a filter like this
Then it's just a matter of waiting. If you start seeing events then you'll see which process is modifying settings
Download and run procmon as administrator Process Monitor - Windows Sysinternals
Make sure this is checked so it doesn't hold filtered events
Then go back into Filter > Filter... and create a filter like this
Then it's just a matter of waiting. If you start seeing events then you'll see which process is modifying settings
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Spottedfeather
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how long do I have to watch ? I really don't understand any of this. Create what kind of filter ?
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