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    Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

    by priscala1 ·

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    Hi Everyone,

    I recently updated my PC to the latest Windows 11 version, and now Iam facing a strange problem. After the update, my screen goes completely black after booting, but I can still hear system sounds and notifications.

    I have tried restarting, booting into safe mode, and even rolling back the update, but the black screen issue persists. Could this be related to a graphics driver conflict, or is it something else?

    Any troubleshooting tips or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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      Reply To: Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

      by kees_b ·

      In reply to Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

      – What update exactly. from what to what?
      – How could you roll back the update of all you see is a black screen?

      It could be a hardware issue with your motherboard or graphics card. To check that, make a bootable Linux USB-stick on another machine and boot from that. If all is fine then, it’s a Windows issue. If you still have a black screen, it’s a hardware issue.

      • This reply was modified 3 weeks, 5 days ago by Avatar photokees_b.
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      Small world.

      by rproffitt ·

      In reply to Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

      My son’s killer laptop did this on W11. It was quite annoying. A few reboots and then I noticed some disk activity which most laptops don’t have today. We turned on the laptop and it took over 10 minutes to finish whatever Windows needed to do.

      I’ve read about this issue a few times and you hope you just have to wait or you just wipe the drive and reinstall the OS of your choice.

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        Reply To: Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

        by priscala1 ·

        In reply to Small world.

        Thank you for sharing your experience! I will try leaving the laptop on for an extended time to see if it resolves the black screen issue. If it persists, I might consider a clean reinstall as a last resort. Appreciate the advice it’s good to know Iam not alone in facing this!

        • This reply was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by Avatar photokees_b.
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      Reply To: Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

      by clubhosty ·

      In reply to Black Screen Issue After Windows Update – Need Advice

      A black screen after a Windows update can occur due to driver issues, incomplete updates, or software conflicts. Start by booting into Safe Mode and updating or rolling back your display drivers. You can also try uninstalling the recent update via recovery options or performing a system restore.

      • This reply was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by clubhosty.
      • This reply was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by Avatar photokees_b.
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