Windows 10: Screen goes black but I see cursor arrow

Discus and support Screen goes black but I see cursor arrow in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; My laptop looked normal with the background photo. I clicked in the box to log in and the whole screen went black except I can see the cursor arrow.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by PatriciaJackson8, Oct 16, 2020.

  1. Screen goes black but I see cursor arrow


    My laptop looked normal with the background photo. I clicked in the box to log in and the whole screen went black except I can see the cursor arrow. CTRL +Alt + delete does absolutely nothing. No other key combination does anything. I can't shut it down or anything. If I leave the computer alone a while the screen background comes back and it looks normal, then I click anywhere on the screen and it goes black again. I can access absolutely nothing no matter what keys I press, it just goes black. All I can do is unplug it and let it die. Can this be fixed?

    :)
     
    PatriciaJackson8, Oct 16, 2020
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  2. Starborn Win User

    Windows goes to Black Screen, no cursor


    Mine will not show a cursor at all. Its just a black screen without a cursor.
     
    Starborn, Oct 16, 2020
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  3. JamesUK Win User
    Windows goes to Black Screen, no cursor


    Many thanks for this!

    I'd exhausted every solution posted here, and when I read your post, I was initially skeptical that your suggestion would have worked... but knowing that the desktop would appear when I put the laptop into Sleep / Hibernation and then brought it out again, I figured I'd have nothing to lose to try your suggestion...

    Anyway, for those trying everything, try this simple (possible) fix above from Beastmode. Worked for me, and has removed the problem. Stable for a number of days too. I can't believe it's just a co-incidence because I must have done tens of reboots trying things, and the desktop came up perfectly immediately having done the above.

    I'll certainly try this if (when!) it goes black again. ;-)

    (Signed up just to post that this worked for me)

    Regards

    James
     
    JamesUK, Oct 16, 2020
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  4. BetsyCole Win User

    Screen goes black but I see cursor arrow

    Black screen with blinking cursor

    I run Windows 10 and have a black screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner. I can hit Control, Alt, Delete, and it reboots momentarily, show the Dell logo and F2 Setup anf F12 Boot Options in the lower right corner. Regardless of what key
    I hit, it goes right back to the Black screen w/ cursor. I can't seem to do anything. Any suggestions?
     
    BetsyCole, Oct 16, 2020
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