Windows 10: Random black screen for a couple secs.

I have been having this problem since like Jan this year.


What happens: At times when I open up something like Vegas Pro or a game like Minecraft, it would start up like normal, but then my Windows 10 screen would go black for a couple seconds. When the screen comes back, either the program/game I am on crashes, or a tab on Chrome would crash it is also possible for Chrome to fully crash, which is annoying.


I have tried getting rid of unwanted programs to save up space, but it does not work in the slightest.


Is there anything else I can try to fix this so I can edit videos and play my video games?

:)

 

Random Black Screen

Just upgraded to the current mobo, cpu and memory in my system. When I finished loading the mobo drivers, I went ahead and updated my catalyst drivers to 8.11. That's when I started getting random black screens every couple of minutes. *Confused System didn't restart, screen would just go black for a couple of seconds, then go back to normal. Did this randomly. Updated catalyst to 8.12 - same problems. *Wtf :wtf: Ran drivecleaner (whatever it's called, the one from guru3d), and reloaded the 8.12 drivers. Still no fix. Uninstalled the mobo drivers and cool n' quiet, rebooted, and attempted to reload these drivers. Get an error message stating amdk8.sys was missing. Got that file from Gilletter, put it in the proper location, rebooted, finished loading the drivers again, still have the same problem. *Bang Head :banghead:

Note that I was not having any problems prior to the upgrade. At that time I was running an MSI mobo with an Athlon 3200+ and 1GB Kingston pc2700 and Catalyst 8.6 drivers. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

Random Black Screen

Re-installed Catalyst 8.35 drivers (from the original cd) - no luck. Still getting the random black screen.

 

Black Screen, Screen Flickers, Random Freezes

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to update the Display drivers and check if that helps. If that issue persist please uninstall and reinstall latest drivers available in manufacturer website.

• Press “Windows + X” and select Device manger.
• Select Display Adapter and expand the driver icon.
• Right click on the driver icon and click on Update.
• Follow the onscreen instructions to update the driver.

Refer the link below and check if it helps

Troubleshoot black screen problems

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/troubleshoot-black-screen-problems



Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.