Screensaver won't work in windows 8

I have tried to get any screensaver to work in windows 8 and don't know what the problem is. I select any one of them, preview them, set time and turn each on but none of them respond and screen just goes blank when screensaver should kick in. I
am using IE 10. I have tried all maintenance troubleshooting options but nothing comes up. Has anyone had this problem and know what is causing the problem and know how I can get this feature working properly again?
waynel

Hi,
IE 10 should not affect the screensaver.
I suggest to boot with Clean Boot for test:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
If the issue persists, try to create another administrator account and login to see if the same issue occurs.
Leo Huang
TechNet Community Support

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