If you are facing black screen problems in Windows 10, the following
may help fix the issue. There are two different scenarios that we are
going to talk. The first is when you can login to your computer and
don’t get any display. The other scenario is when you can’t even sign in
to the computer and see a black screen. This post will show you how to
resolve Windows 10 Blank or Black Screen problems after login – with or
without cursor, on boot.
Windows 10 Black Screen problems
Black screen after signing into Windows 10 PC – yet no Display
The first scenario we will talk is when you are able to log in and then the screen goes blank.
The first thing you want to try is press Ctrl+Alt+Del and see if
it brings up the Task Manager. If it does, great. Click on File > Run
new task. Type explorer.exe and hit Enter. This worked for me once when
I faced this issue.
If this does not work for you, remove all external devices and
reboot. If you are able to get display, it might mean that one of the
external hardware is causing the problem. If that is the case, start
plugging in external devices one by one until you lose display. Remove
the last device you plugged in and see if you get the display back. If
yes, don’t use that hardware device until you contact the device’s
manufacturer. Check again with other external devices.
If removing external devices does not fix the issue, go to the safe
mode. Since we assume that you are getting display until you sign in and
not after you sign in, you will have to reboot your computer. At the
lock screen, click on the power icon towards bottom left of the display.
While holding down SHIFT, click on RESTART. This will make your
computer reboot. After the reboot, you are given a number of options –
select Safe mode with Networking mode. You can simply press F5 on the
screen to enter safe mode.
If instead of reboot, you are presented with a screen having three
options: Continue to Windows 10; Troubleshoot; and Shutdown, click on Troubleshoot and then on Advanced. Then click on Startup Settings and then Restart. The option to enter Safe Mode will be presented when the computer reboots.
1] See if the display is set to some other device. From Control
Panel, select Display. In left side of Display window, select Project to
a Second Display. A sidebar will appear towards right and show you list
of displays connected to the computer (see image below). Check to see
if the correct display is selected. If not, correct it. Else continue
with troubleshooting blank screen problems in Windows 10.
2] Open Device Manager and Remove the Display Driver
- 1 -> Click on search bar and type “device manager” without quotes
- 2 -> From the list that appears, click on Update Device Drivers to bring on the Device Manager window
- 3 -> In the Device Manager window, locate and click to expand Display Adapters
- 4 -> Right click on the Display Adaptor Driver and click on Uninstall
- 5 -> Reboot to auto install the drivers again
This should fix the issue of black screen for you.
Not signed in and Black screen issues
If you are not able to sign in because of black screen problem in
Windows 10, it could be a driver issue or the projection could be
automatically set to a different device such as second monitor or a TV.
You will need Windows 10 Installation Media.
On a working computer, download and burn the Installation media to
USB or DVD. Connect the media to problem computer, turn it off and boot
using the installation media. When asked, select Repair This Computer. You will get a Select an option screen with options to continue to Windows 10, Shut down computer and Troubleshoot computer. Select Troubleshoot computer. Select Advanced Options. Click on Startup Settings and then on Restart. When the computer reboots, you will get some options. Press F5 or scroll to Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter to enter Safe Mode.
Check the Default Display
Once in the Safe mode, you have to check the different displays
attached to the computer. Press Windows Key + P to bring up the display
list (see image above). Try selecting options to move display to other
attached displays such as TV or a second monitor. If you select TV, make
sure TV is connected and turned on. Check the TV to see if it is set to
receive signals from your computer. If the TV shows display, correct
the display by selecting the current computer monitor as default display
in the listed devices when you press Windows Key with P.
PS: If pressing Windows Key + P does not bring up a
sidebar, you can get it from Control Panel -> Display -> Project
to a Second Screen.
Uninstall the Device Driver for Display and Auto-install
If the above does not work, boot again using the Installation media
and go to the Safe mode. Uninstall the device driver for display using
the steps 2.1 to 2.5 mentioned above.
Isolate Device causing problem
If there are more than one display drivers in Device Manager,
- Disable all of them except one.
- Reboot without installation media to see if the issue is fixed.
- If not, reboot with installation media and go to Safe Mode again.
- This time disable the one that you left out earlier and enable another driver.
- Again reboot without installation media to see if that worked; This is called isolation of device driver; You simply enable one driver at a time and check if it worked until you find the driver that is causing problems.
- Once you find it, keep it disabled and contact the manufacturer of that device for updates.
Though a tedious process, the above should fix black screen problems
in Windows 10. If you still face problems, please comment. We might be
able to assist.
Take a look at this post if you are facing Blue Screen problems in Windows 10.
Also read: Windows 10 stuck at log in screen after upgrade.
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