Windows 10: Grey screen after inactivity

Discus and support Grey screen after inactivity in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I've been having an issue with my screen going grey and only maintaining a couple of my active windows after any period of inactivity. When this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by BritaniaOlson, Apr 20, 2022.

  1. Grey screen after inactivity


    I've been having an issue with my screen going grey and only maintaining a couple of my active windows after any period of inactivity. When this happens, I cannot use CTRL-ALT-DEL to open the task manager, or really anything. I get the "failure to display security and shut down options" dialog. None of the other Windows Key shortcuts work either. The cursor still moves about, but right click is unresponsive. The only way to get the thing to actually load back up is a hard restart. I'm running Windows 11 and all updates have been applied. It was upgraded about 2 months ago from Windows 10. I've

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    BritaniaOlson, Apr 20, 2022
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  2. MoneyPoint: inactive accounts

    I use MoneyPoint on my Windows 10 PC. I wonder if I could hide inactive accounts that are greyed out. I don’t want to see them listed at all. Thank you
     
    Daniel Steele1, Apr 20, 2022
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  3. Sasqui Win User
    Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

    Here's a quick laundry list:

    List of software to use for overclocking and testing
    Examples:
    Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
    Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
    How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

    Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
    Fan speeds
    Power limit
    Temp limit
    Voltages
    Core speeds
    Memory speeds
     
    Sasqui, Apr 20, 2022
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  4. dir_d Win User

    Grey screen after inactivity

    HD5770 grey screen problem

    My Grey Screen was caused by bad memory. Changed the memory and everything has been good for over a year. What i mean by this is that Grey Screens are not black and white to solve they are in the grey area. There are alot of different components within your computer that can be causing the grey screen. If you can i would RMA 1st though because the GPU may be really sensitive to your system. If you still have issues after the RMA got for overclocks and RAM.
     
    dir_d, Apr 20, 2022
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