Desktop Doesn't Always Go To Screensaver And Then Power Save Mode

Windows 7

Happens about 50% of the time.

What to do?

 

See if the suggestions here help:
https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-7-screensaver-and-power-options-not-working/

 

Thanks for the link. I'll try the suggestions.

 

None of the link solutions worked and some, like updating drivers yielded no updated drivers.

finally went to: control panel/troubleshooting/hardware/configure a device ....................ran it and got a fixed (I think) with yellow triangle symbol result

Whatever it found fixed it because it's been 100% since.