Screen Saver Disabled When MS-DOS Application Is Active

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q83879

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The screen savers in the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 do not run if the active application is an MS-DOS-based application, regardless of whether the MS-DOS-based application is running full-screen or in a window.

KBCategory: kbother kbprb
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 screensaver 3.11 DOS

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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