Small black squares all over screen


They were only showing up in browsers, but then I was trying to reconnect to OneDrive and they showed up in the MS pop up.

Running a video will be easy. I just got home with the adapter, so I'm going to give Safe Boot a try.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
As far as I can so far, it's not happening in Safe Mode with Networking.

I'll play a video.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
Video ok (15 minutes) and Safe Mode ok (tried twice). When I go back to regular mode, it's ok until I refresh the screen. What next?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
Still could bad GPU if running in accelerated mode. When you open the browsers, go into settings and see if HW acceleration is enabled or not. Turn it off and see if the problem disappears.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
garlin said:
Still could bad GPU if running in accelerated mode. When you open the browsers, go into settings and see if HW acceleration is enabled or not. Turn it off and see if the problem disappears.
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I took each of the browsers -- Opera, Edge, FF, Chrome -- out of all accelerated modes that I could find. The results...
- Opera: no dots except a few fleetingly with quick mouse movements (I'm using a mouse)
- Edge: lots of flickering dots (the worst of the four) -- Black Dots - MS Edge jitter.MOV
- Chrome: dots come up with mouse movement then just stay in place until moved again
- FF: come up with some mouse movement, such as taking cursor under Forums banner on this site

Ok, so what to make of this? Anything else? The seller says there've been no problems he's heard of with several of this model he's recently sold, and I have no reason not to believe him (he has a Yoga 7i, Intel version). However, I'm not sure if he's referring to Yoga 6 or this specific model (Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8 Ryzen 7 7730U) . He's offered a return label, so no problem there. I really could use a good, light laptop for my surgery trip -- this one's 3.07 lbs), but wouldn't otherwise use it enough to justify spending big bucks (have a Win 10 PC and iPad Mini). Thoughts?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
Just might have a bad GPU or memory.

You can try running a graphics test like in this YouTube video:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
The stress test seems ok. No artifacts. The temperature went from the mid 70s to the upper 80s, but I don't know if that's unusual for a laptop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
I'm stumped. If video playback and a GPU test doesn't make the blocks appear, then I have no more ideas other than running a quick repair.
Code: 
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7
Something I've seen, seems to affect Chromium based browsers though I see you mentioned Firefox

In a Chrome browser type or paste

chrome://flags

Search for Angle and change from Default to OpenGL (This happens to be Vivaldi)

1.webp

If no help, just change back to Default

Good luck

A Guy
 

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    INTEL Core i5-11400
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    ASUS PRIME H570-PLUS
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    KINGSTON HyperX Fury Black DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3200MHz, CL16
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
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    LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
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    Intel Core i5-750
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    Samsung Electronics 840 EVO 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
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    Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W
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    Antec 300
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212+, 4 Noctua NF-P12 120mm, 1 Noctua NF-P14 FLX
    Internet Speed
    480+ Mbps Down/12+Mbps Up
    Browser
    Vivaldi Snapshot
    Antivirus
    Avast
garlin said:
I'm stumped. If video playback and a GPU test doesn't make the blocks appear, then I have no more ideas other than running a quick repair.
Code: 
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
Click to expand...

I should probe for your stump point earlier ;). This command sequence seems to have solved it with all four browsers. I'll have to check again tomorrow. But if this holds...

Followup: I just saw one block during the install of PowerToys.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
I'd send it back! You've spent more time that is warranted on a new laptop trying to sort this out.
 

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  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 24H2, Build 26100.4484
    Computer type
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    Intel Core i5 14500
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    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
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    64GB DDR4
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    GeForce RTX 4060
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    Chipset Realtek
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    LG 45" Ultragear, Acer 24" 1080p
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    5120x1440, 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 Nvme PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
    Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL 216 E-ATX PC Case
    Cooling
    Lots of fans!
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
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    Malware Bytes & Windows Security
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    Win 11 Pro 24H2, Build 26100.4484
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    Intel Core i5 14400
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    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 eD NAND PCIe SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
    Case
    Okinos Micro ATX Case
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Security

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 24H2, Build 26100.4484
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14500
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060
    Sound Card
    Chipset Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 45" Ultragear, Acer 24" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    5120x1440, 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 Nvme PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
    Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL 216 E-ATX PC Case
    Cooling
    Lots of fans!
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Security
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 24H2, Build 26100.4484
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 eD NAND PCIe SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
    Case
    Okinos Micro ATX Case
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Security
gunrunnerjohn said:
Not at all, I suggest you keep it and live with the squares! :rolleyes:
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What squares? Try reading before posting. I haven't seen one this morning in an hour and a half.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
highstream said:
What squares? Try reading before posting. I haven't seen one this morning in an hour and a half.
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So the issue is solved?

Reboot the machine and check again to make sure...
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    32GB
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 Intel (14”) Mobile Workstation - Type 21AK
    Memory
    32GB
highstream said:
How many more times?
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Try one more time to make sure the issue has gone away. And you can always re-open this topic if it hasn't.

Otherwise you may have to do a return and see if you can exchange it for a similar model.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    32GB
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 Intel (14”) Mobile Workstation - Type 21AK
    Memory
    32GB
Will you stop already! You can be sure that if they return, I'll pick up this thread. I've got 30 days, now 28 to return the laptop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
If the seller's aware is that you've reported a possible problem and has offered to take it back, I don't see why both parties wouldn't object to testing the PC for a few days to confirm everyone is happy.

For the reseller's benefit, just put the PC through its paces instead of waiting for later.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
Testing? We’ve done stress tests and I’ll be continuing to use it. Other? I’ll be counting up the hours spent on this and letting the seller know in no uncertain terms, including his incomplete refurb process; the black dots were immediately obvious upon opening Edge.

It seems the hardest problem will getting OneDrive off the laptop. It doesn’t
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home OEM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Yoga 6 13ABR8
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7730
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon
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