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Screensaver won't activate. Instead, the screen flashes.
For the past few days the screensaver on my Roku Express 4K (3940EU) hasn't been activating. Instead the screen will flash for a moment as if it tried to activate it but failed. This is most annoying when I've paused a YouTube video, as when it gets to the 10 minute mark when my screensaver should activate and the screen flashes, it forces my video to start playing. This means I can't leave things on pause because after 10 minutes the screensaver tries and fails to activate and this forces the video to play again. I assume the video issue would be resolved by disabling the screensaver altogether, but I'd rather try and find a solution to get my screensaver working again.
Re: Screensaver won't activate. Instead, the screen flashes.
What screensaver are you using? Have you tried a different one? That flicker usually means the screensaver is activating and crashing. Does the same thing happen if you preview it from Settings->Themes->Screensavers?
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