Black screen on laptop, but is responsive? Is my boot also slow?


Michele

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So, I am running into this weird problem on my Acer laptop running Windows 11.

I am getting a black screen at certain periods. But it feels intermittent. Sometimes I'll have a black screen while waking up, other times though I have black screen after the Acer logo on boot.

And in that similar vein, after the logo screen, the boot might feel slow...? Sometimes it takes 60 seconds before the login screen appear, but other times it just doesn't show up and I might have to hard restart my laptop.

Troubleshooting steps I have tried:

- tried to reset video driver with hotkey, that's why I know the keyboard and such is working, because it gives me that beep sound.

- tried to update video driver, nothing.

- tried to delete temp folder, nothing.

- even tried to install the latest Windows update, to nothing. Didn't really change much, but they were generally harmless.

It's so confusing. I didn't really install anything much the past week or two. I'm worried it's a hardware issue or something else.

CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz

GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU

This problem seems to have started over the last week or two. At first I could just close my laptop and then open it again, but now it seems to be occasionally throwing a black screen. I'm worried something might have broken itself, even though I always make sure to be careful about my laptop...

I even tried to use WPR to record the boot, and then tried to use WPA (Performance Analyser), but I don't think I understood how to use these programs correctly. Like, I opened the file to analyze, but I couldn't figure what was eating up the boot, so I don't really know if it's really a boot issue or not. hence the question marks in the titles, because I don't understand if it's a video graphic issue, or a boot issue.
 
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25H2, 26200.8524

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2.6 GHz Intel i7-6500, has 2 cores
    Memory
    12 GB of RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 520 + Radeon M340
    Hard Drives
    447 GB SSD
    Browser
    Firefox > Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender rocks!
@Michele

I would run the Memory Diagnostic first.
Right click START and choose: Run
Type: mdsched.exe


Other options are...

Terminal (Admin) and run these commands one at a time...

sfc /scannow

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth




Another thing to try is a 'Clean Boot'...



And while you're doing all that... run HWMonitor or HWInfo (both free), to see how your temperatures are.
 

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System One System Two

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8655 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
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    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
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    Dell U3011 30"
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    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
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    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
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    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
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    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
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    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
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    300/300
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    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
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    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
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    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
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    Onboard
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    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
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    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
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    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
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    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
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    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
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    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Internet Speed
    300/300
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    Firefox 3.x ??
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    Symantec (Norton)
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
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In this video, we delve into the common issue of slow boot times in Windows and how to effectively troubleshoot it using Process Monitor.




Also try clean boot and scan your computer for malware infections.




Run Sfc /scannow command from Command Prompt.


Scan for health all attached storage devices.


To view S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data of your storage devices, you can use built-in system utilities or free, downloadable monitoring tools. These tools display drive health, temperature, power-on hours, and potential read/write errors.


You can use CrystalDiskInfo app.



Also run chkdsk C: /f command.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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So, I am running into this weird problem on my Acer laptop running Windows 11.

I am getting a black screen at certain periods. But it feels intermittent. Sometimes I'll have a black screen while waking up, other times though I have black screen after the Acer logo on boot.

And in that similar vein, after the logo screen, the boot might feel slow...? Sometimes it takes 60 seconds before the login screen appear, but other times it just doesn't show up and I might have to hard restart my laptop.

Troubleshooting steps I have tried:

- tried to reset video driver with hotkey, that's why I know the keyboard and such is working, because it gives me that beep sound.

- tried to update video driver, nothing.

- tried to delete temp folder, nothing.

- even tried to install the latest Windows update, to nothing. Didn't really change much, but they were generally harmless.

It's so confusing. I didn't really install anything much the past week or two. I'm worried it's a hardware issue or something else.

CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz

GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU

This problem seems to have started over the last week or two. At first I could just close my laptop and then open it again, but now it seems to be occasionally throwing a black screen. I'm worried something might have broken itself, even though I always make sure to be careful about my laptop...

I even tried to use WPR to record the boot, and then tried to use WPA (Performance Analyser), but I don't think I understood how to use these programs correctly. Like, I opened the file to analyze, but I couldn't figure what was eating up the boot, so I don't really know if it's really a boot issue or not. hence the question marks in the titles, because I don't understand if it's a video graphic issue, or a boot issue.
I have a similar problem; My HP laptop had not been started in quite awhile. I charged it, then tried to boot it up, but all I had was a black screen with only the cursor showing. I could move it around but couldn't get any display.

I have a Hisense Roku TV in my bedroom that I occasionally use with a laptop, so I decided if the display/video had crashed, I could hook use it with the TV. To my shock and surprise, the minute I plugged the HDMI cable in, the display on the laptop appeared!

I haven't had time to work with it yet, but hopefully in the next couple weeks I will.

After seeing your post, it makes me wonder if a Microsoft update could be the cause.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy TE01-1xxx
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Motherboard
    16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1463MHz (21-21-21-47)
    Memory
    16384 MBytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitor 1 - Acer 27" Monitor 2 - Acer 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 (SSD)
    Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102
    Seagate BUP Slim SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
    PSU
    HP
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    Standard
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's all Folks!
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    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 (10th gen) 10700
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 27" & Samsung 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x
    Hard Drives
    SSD (512 GB)
    HDD (1 TB)
    Seagate
    PSU
    Intel i7 10th Generation
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    HP/Intel?
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox 90.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Headphone/Microphone Combo
    SuperSpeed USB Type-A (4 on front)
    HP 3-in-One Card Readr
    SuperSpeed USB Type-C
    DVD Writer
Thanks for everyone's posts here!

@Ghot Tried scannow, I think it's working a little better, but will report back if it persists and I try other solution.

@Try3 I will try to reinstall video driver if this happens / persists again.

@Wynona There was a similar issue before with the April KB update where it could give a black screen, but I already had that installed 2 months ago and it wasn't throwing me any issues back then. It only really started last week, but it wasn't as bad as yesterday and/or today.

Probably somewhat better that for you it was a black screen with a cursor. In my case it was a completely black screen, the keyboard was being recognized, and today during one of these I even tried to press the power button and it put the laptop into sleep / suspend mode, but when I tried to wake it up nothing happened. And like I said I can even hear the beep sound when I reset the video driver which means it did boot up properly but the display doesn't show. Like I said, it's weird... After what you said, I'm leaning more toward a video driver issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2.6 GHz Intel i7-6500, has 2 cores
    Memory
    12 GB of RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 520 + Radeon M340
    Hard Drives
    447 GB SSD
    Browser
    Firefox > Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender rocks!

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