Windows 10: Intermittent Black Screens, uneven bvrightness and Nvidia Control Panel Stuck

Most of the time my computer works perfectly. Once or twice a day sign in stops at a black screen. The Monitor turns off a minute later. Turning the monitor off and on does not help. It can stop even after the swirling dots leave. Starting it up in safe mode 10 times in a row did not help. Using The Driver Verifier did not help. Another, possibly related problem is that more often the computer signs into a dim screen and I can't open The Nvidia Control Panel. The Shift + Control + Windows + B fixed the problem for days, especially if I included it in my morning maintenence. Not only doesn't it always work, but I get some "snow screen" picture the old cathode tube the televisions got. The black and white parts are much smaller, perhaps due to pixilation. Can any of this be helped?

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Intermittent Black Screens, uneven bvrightness and Nvidia Control Panel Stuck

Most of the time my computer works perfectly. Once or twice a day sign in stops at a black screen. The Monitor turns off a minute later. Turning the monitor off and on does not help. It can stop even after the swirling dots leave. Starting it up in
safe mode 10 times in a row did not help. Using The Driver Verifier did not help. Another, possibly related problem is that more often the computer signs into a dim screen and I can't open The Nvidia Control Panel. The Shift + Control + Windows + B fixed
the problem for days, especially if I included it in my morning maintenence. Not only doesn't it always work, but I get some "snow screen" picture the old cathode tube the televisions got. The black and white parts are much smaller, perhaps due to pixilation.
Can any of this be helped?

 

Intermittent Black Screens, uneven bvrightness and Nvidia Control Panel Stuck

Hi Stephen. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

1) The Display driver is so important here that merely updating it is sometimes not enough. So let's try everything possible to get it working correctly:

First make sure you have updated the Display driver from the PC or Display adapter maker's Support Downloads web page for your exact model number, HP Serial Number or Dell Service Tag - from the sticker on the PC.

If necessary first remove the old driver using DDU (not necessary with Microsoft Basic driver which is a placeholder if nothing else is available) and/or installing in Safe Mode with Networking (so you have internet), or Safe Mode, accessed by one of these
methods:
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-boot-saf...

While there check also for newer chipset, BIOS/UEFI firmware (very important), network, sound, USB3 and other drivers, comparing to the ones presently installed in Device Manager reached by right clicking the Start Menu.

If this doesn't give you the latest or ideal driver for what you need, compare it to the driver offered by the Intel driver update Utility here:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/...

or the Nvidia Update utility here:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Scan.aspx?lang=e...

or the AMD autodect utility here:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/P...

For Display issues one fix that is working is to Roll back or Uninstall the Driver on the Display Device > Driver tab, restart PC to reinstall driver.

You can also try older drivers in Device Manager > Display device > Driver tab > Update Driver > Browse > Let Me Pick.

Then you will know you've tried everything in addition to Windows Update drivers.

Adjust the screen resolution until it fits and looks best at Settings > System > Display.

2) See if you can System Restore to a point before the problem began following this guide:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-system-r...

If the problem repeats then check which Windows Updates were installed at Settings > Update & Security > Windows Updates > Update History, uninstall them there or System Restore again, then immediately check for and block the Updates with the Hide Updates tool
explained here:
https://www.howtogeek.com/223864/how-to-uninsta...

3) Go over this checklist to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

Start with Step 4 to turn off Startup freeloaders which can conflict and cause issues, then Step 7 to check for infection the most thorough way, then step 10 to check for damaged System Files, and also Step 16 to test a new Local Admin account. Then if necessary
continue with the other steps to go over your install most thoroughly.

4) If nothing else works then do a Repair Install, by installing Media Creation Tool, open tool and choose to Upgrade Now. This reinstalls Windows while keeping files, programs and most settings in place, is the most stable method to advance to the latest version,
and solves most problems.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...

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But remember that in Windows 10 everything depends upon the quality of the install, and Factory or Upgrade installs are inferior installs which most enthusiasts won't even run because they'd expect endless issues. Consider now or later doing the Clean Install
in this link which compiles the best possible install that will stay that way as long as you stick with the tools and methods given:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

There is also an automated Fresh Start that reinstalls WIndows while shedding corrupting factory bloatware, saves your files, but doesn't clear the drive to get it cleanest:

https://www.howtogeek.com/265054/how-to-easily-...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. If you'll wait to rate whether my post helped you, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Windows 10 version 1903 Nvidia Control Panel issues.

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that nvidia Control Panel is not accepting desktop color settings correctly, In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, we would need some
information.

1. What is the Make and the Model of the computer?
   
2. May I know the Model of the nvidia Graphic card?
   

I suggest you to try the following methods and check:

Method 1: Change the output dynamic range to full.

1. Open nvidia control panel.
   
2. Click on Display.
   
3. Select Change resolution.
   
4. Output dynamic range
   
5. Set this value to Full.
   

Method 2: Update nvidia Graphic driver.

Suggest you to update the nvidia Graphic driver from the

nvidia website and check if it fixes the issue.

Thanks,

Suman.B

Microsoft Community – Moderator