Windows 10: Rgb pixels flicker on my screen while playing certain games.

A while ago I had this problem with this one game, where the screen would have these rgb pixels flashing on my screen only while playing that game. I figured it as just being a problem with that game and moved on. Yesterday I bought the game Bloons td 6 on steam and everything was going well, the game booted up and ran perfectly. The next day I loaded it up but those flickering pixels were back for no reason only whilst playing the game. They seem to only go away if I turn fullscreen off but I would much rather play in fullscreen. I ran an experiment by plugging my laptop into my tv and ran th

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Screen Flickering While Playing Games.

Hi Hritik Kandari,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



In order to get clarity on this issue and assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

1. What is the make and model number of the motherboard?
   
2. What is the version of your Windows 10 computer? (To check the version of your Windows 10, you can refer
   See which version of Windows 10 you have).
   
3. What is the name of the game in which you are facing issues with flickering?
   
4. Are you facing the flickering issue while normally using Windows?
   

Meanwhile, try the below methods and check if the flickering persists.



Method 1:
Changing The Screen Refresh Rate.

1. Right-click on an empty area on the
   desktop > Click on Display settings > Click on
   Advanced display settings > Click on Display adapter properties
   for Display.
   
2. Go to the Monitor tab and click on the drop-down list under
   Screen refresh rate and select 60 Hertz.
   
3. Click on Apply > OK.
   
4. Then, go back to the Adapter tab and click on
   List All Modes > Select a display mode you want that has the screen resolution and
   screen refresh rate.
   
5. Click on Apply > OK >
   Restart the computer once and check if the screen flickering issue persists.
   

If the issue persists, then follow Method 2.



Method 2:
Troubleshoot Screen Flickering In Windows 10.



I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned in Troubleshoot screen flickering
in Windows 10 and check if the issue persists.



Write to us with the updated results and the required information for us to be able to assist you further.

 

My screen flickers while playing games.

My screen flickers while playing games. I have taken steps like rebooting windows, fixing refresh rate, updating graphics drivers. Still, I am facing such problems. My laptop configuration

LENOVO Y700

Graphics card 4gb NVIDIA GTX960.

 

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