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Screen Blanking not working after Windows 10 2004
Microsoft has pushed out Windows 10 2004 to my workstations in our office and now screen blanking no longer works.
My employee's are working remotely and rely on screen blanking for privacy. My co...
Thanks for your patience everyone.
We've released an update that fixes the screen blanking failure for hosts running Windows v2004 and higher. Please upgrade affected PCs to LogMeIn host software 4.1.0.14344 in order to activate the new screen blanking method.
Oh, and there are not error messages when the install doesn't work.
Issue resolved on my user's machine. We are running 1909. The tech at LogMeIn said the issue is also in 1909, but I removed and reinstalled LogMeIn and made sure to move the button to Blank Screen the first connection and it is working. Hopefully this helps someone. Have a Great Day!!! Ralph : )
what does running 1909 mean? I am trying to blank screen but I am not a tech person. Can you help?
1909 is the Windows version we are currently running. Instead of 2004.
Most of us are running later versions like 2004 or 20H2 so your fix won't work. We shouldn't have to use workarounds to make a feature work that broke because Logmein didn't keep up their compatibility with Windows 10 updates. Windows 10 compatibility should be a given for a product that's designed to manage Windows PCs.
I've been using Logmein since it first became available in the early 2000s, back when it was free. I used it along with competitors like VNC. I stuck with Logmein even when they started charging money for it because it was the best. Now I pay a lot of money every year to use Central and Rescue. The screen blanking feature is critical for some of us and it's been broken for half a year. It's well past time for a fix. Again, this isn't freeware anymore. We pay to use it and it's broken. Enough is enough. Get it fixed and stop making excuses and telling us the fix is coming soon. Clearly Logmein doesn't understand the meaning of the word 'soon'.
PPalette,
In Windows 10 there are updates given through Windows Update. This happens once a month for the big updates.
About twice a year, the version is updated. It usually includes new features for Windows 10 as well as fixes and enhancements. You can find your version open your Start Menu and select the gear to go to Settings. Select the box for System. On the left, pick About. Under 'Windows Specifications' you will see your version.
Here is one place which lists the recent builds. Version 20H2 is the latest.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/
In version 2004, many things broke right away. In our college we had many wireless and network issues right away. Version 2004 may not be uninstalled like many Windows Updates.
Back to this thread about LogMeIn. One thing that broke for this program was the screen blanking feature. We are all hoping that the programmers at LogMeIn can come up with a solution to what Microsoft broke. It has been many months.
I think we are talking about two separate issues. The KNOWN issue for screen blanking NOT working anymore is with 2004 and above only.
The support person at LogMeIn said it may also happen in Windows version 1909. That is what we are running, but I have only been notified by one person so far. I believe it was caused by them not flipping the switch to Blank Screen the first time they got in.
