Windows 10: display has black screen with cursor on boot up

Discus and support display has black screen with cursor on boot up in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; When I boot up my Dell Inspiron Desktop, the display works fine on initial start up, but goes to black screen when loading up. It only displays the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by JanetBerg, Feb 3, 2020.

  1. JANETBERG
    JanetBerg Win User

    display has black screen with cursor on boot up


    When I boot up my Dell Inspiron Desktop, the display works fine on initial start up, but goes to black screen when loading up. It only displays the cursor. I have to shut it off, then power it back up with a restart in order for the display to work. Everything else works fine after the reboot.

    :)
     
    JanetBerg, Feb 3, 2020
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  2. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User

    Installation black screen on reboot, no cursor


    Hi, there's a huge amount of material on this if you search for 'Windows 10 boot to black screen' e.g.
    Problem: After installation Windows 10 boot into black screen with cursor!

    Possible causes include:
    - problem with display driver (including needing to use an earlier version e.g. AMD Catalyst)
    - having an installed program (in Win 7) that conflicts with the upgrade
    - the 'two monitor/display' scenario described in the above

    I'd suggest doing a bit of research and describing what you've tried of the various solutions and approaches widely documented.

    My first attempt to upgrade failed with somewhat similar symptoms- this was because I had a certain program installed.
    Note that some recommend uninstalling your AV before upgrading.

    Hopefully you made a disk image of your Win 7 before starting the upgrade. Good luck
     
    dalchina, Feb 3, 2020
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  3. 95VIPER
    95Viper Win User
    Black screen after 'Starting Windows' sequence

    Sounds like the old... windows black screen of death.

    Try this quoted from "VisiHow" article "Repair Windows 7 Black Screen of Death":

    They, also, have some other options there, too.
    Google search and you will find a lot of the "Windows Black Screen of Death with cursor" fixes.
     
    95Viper, Feb 3, 2020
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  4. BETSYCOLE
    BetsyCole Win User

    display has black screen with cursor on boot up

    Black screen with flashing cursor

    Two weeks ago I had to delete and reload Windows 10. A few days ago my screen suddenly went black with the blinking cursor in the top left hand corner.

    I can only do a hard reboot, and when I do, on my screen I briefly get the Dell logo with
    F2 Set Up / F12 Boot Options in the lower right corner. Then it quickly reverts to a black screen with blinking cursor. Pressing either of the F2 /F12 keys has no effect.

    I have attempted to do a hard boot 3 & 4 times in succession but it always comes back to the black screen with blinking cursor.

    No sticky key combinations that I have seen mentioned on the Community page work at all. I'm stuck on the black screen with cursor.

    Any suggestions?

    Any help is greatly appreciated.
     
    BetsyCole, Feb 3, 2020
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