Windows 10: accidnetally pressed LAN button on a game released in 1999, intermittent black screen when...

Hardware configuration:CPU: intel core i5-8600KGPU; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiMonitor: LG TV model no. 55UM7510PLAOS: Windows 10I don't know whether 'devices and drivers' is the correct topic?My issue is I downloaded an old game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun from the web and it works fine. I played it for a few hours and then went back to the main menu where I accidentally pressed the LAN button. My screen went black and when I pressed the Windows button to get back to the desktop everything on my screen was really tiny, after restoring it to the recommended resolution, going back into

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Black Screen when opening games

Hi Brendon,

We understand the issue you are facing and will assist you.

I suggest you to update the Graphic card driver by following the steps provided below and check.

• Press Windows key + X and select Device Manager.
• Expand Display Adapters.
• Right click on the driver and select Update Driver Software.
• Follow the on-screen prompts to update the driver.

If the issue still persists, then suggest you to check with the game developers if they have released any updates for the game and install the same and check.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Good LAN party games?

Most of my suggestions have already been listed.

However, I found Swat4 to actually be a pretty fun LAN game, especially at smaller LAN parties.

 

Intermittent black screen problem in Windows 10

Hi Warren,

There are several reasons why you are facing an intermittent black screen issue. One of these is due to outdated or incorrect device drivers. For us to figure out what's causing this, provide more details by answering the listed questions:

• On which scenarios did the black screen issue happen again?
• Have you recently installed any updates?
• Have you made any particular changes to your device prior to this happening?
• Are there any 3rd party programs or software installed on your computer?
• To make sure we have not missed on anything, may we know the list of steps that you have done to resolve the issue?

Your response is greatly appreciated.