How to fix the black screen of death windows 10
Check and make sure the connection issue between the display and your PC.If you are using a desktop PC then check the display to ensure it is connected well to the computer and the power outlet.Also, you can try connecting a different monitor to the computer or laptop to make sure that your primary display is working fine.Sometimes black screen also appears due to the external devices that are connected to your PC so make sure you disconnect all the unnecessary devices.Press the‘ Windows+CTRL+Shift+B’ shortcut to wake up the PC/Laptop display.If you are getting the black screen with the white cursor right after login that case:
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open task managerClick on file -> Run new task -> type explorer.exe and okThis will bring back the desktop screen for you.
1 How to fix the black screen of death windows 101.1 Update Windows1.2 Reinstall Display Driver1.3 Disabling fast startup1.4 Run System file checker Utility1.5 Perform startup repair
If you are using a laptop, unplug the power adapter and take it out of the battery. Then hold on the power button and wait for a little while. Put the battery back in the laptop, plug it and start windows using the power button. If still, you are not getting the desktop that causes boot into safe mode / safe mode with networking (for internet access) to perform feature steps to fix the problem.
Now apply the solutions below to fix the black screen problem on windows 10.
Update Windows
Microsoft regularly releases security updates with various bug fixes. Install the latest Windows updates may have the bug fix for the problem that causes a black screen at startup.
Press Windows + I to open the settings app,Click on Update & security than Windows update,Now hit the check for updates button,Let the windows updates to download and install if available,Restart windows to apply the changesCheck on the next start if windows start normally.
Reinstall Display Driver
As discussed before outdated, incompatible display drivers probably cause this black screen problem at startup or after login. Follow the steps below to update or reinstall the display driver with the latest version.
Press Windows+X and click Device Manager.Expand Display Adapter.Right-click on the display device and choose ‘Update driver’.If an update is not available, click ‘Uninstall device’.Click yes to confirm the uninstallation and restart windows.On the next start, Windows start normally and install the basic display driver on your PCNow download and install the graphics driver from the manufacturer website.
Disabling fast startup
Disabling fast startup can help you to solve the Windows 10 black screen problem.
Open the control panel window,Search for and select power options,On the left-hand side select “Choose what the power button does”Next click “Change settings that are currently unavailable”.Here Uncheck the checkbox that says “Turn on fast startup”.Click on save changes and restart your computerCheck whether the issue of Windows black screen after boot is solved or not.
Run System file checker Utility
Again corrupted missing system files also cause different startup errors including the black screen problem. Run the Build in sfc utility that helps restore missing files with the correct one and fix different problems on windows 10.
Open the command prompt as administrator,Type the command sfc /scannow and hit the enter key,This will start to detect corrupted missing system files,If found any the sfc utility automatically restores them with the correct on from a compressed folder located %WinDir%\System32\dllcache.Let the process to complete to 100% and restart windows.
Note: If the system file checker utility scan results sfc fount corrupted files and is unable to repair them that cause run the DISM restore health command.
Perform startup repair
If none above solutions help to fix the black screen problem, Then perform startup repair following the steps below. That automatically detects and fix the problems prevent windows to start to normally. As windows won’t start normally we need boot system from an installation media. If you don’t have check how to create a windows 10 bootable USB
You can also go with System Restore option under Advanced Options and follow with onscreen instructions to restore your computer to an earlier point of time. Also read:
How To Speed up Windows 10 May 2019 update Version 1903 !!!Fix error status 0xc000012f Bad Image Error on Windows 10 1903Solved: 100% Disk Usage after Windows 10 1903 Upgrade (Updated May 2019)Google Chrome Slow, Not perform well on Windows 10? Try these solutionsHow to fix cannot start print spooler 1068 windows 10
