Windows 10: Weird issue with screen not coming back on

Hi,

I've got a really annoying issue. I didn't have this problem on Vista/Win7, so it seems to be Win10 related.

Its almost like this issue (although I only have to leave it an hour or 2 - and it doesn't always do it!)

Screen doesn't turn back on sometimes after leaving on overnight - Windows 7 Help Forums

Basically, if I leave my PC on over lunch - it will go into screensaver mode, and eventually the screens go into power save (black screen).

Come back to the machine, move the mouse / press a key - and 2 out of the 3 screens work (just not the middle "primary" one). At first I thought it was a screen issue - but a reboot always fixes it (until it happens again)

The VERY odd thing - is that windows is still seeing and rendering the screen! Attached is a screenshot I took using "PrtScn" button, and then putting into Paint. As you can see, the middle screen is there just fine!





Yet this is what I'm actually seeing:





So bizarre!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to try?

Thanks!

Andy

:)

 

Download speed indicator in Edge browser

So how come Microsoft haven't come back on this issue?

It's weird - it doesn't seem like an advanced feature....

I certainly can't make Edge my default browser because of this....

Very disappointed.

 

5500 + tomtom

Yup, works fine,

only issue is that the icons in the menus are a little big for the screen, it only looks a bit weird, still works perfect.

Navigation voice comes out of my bluetooth carkit, NEAT!

 

Anyone? This is driving me nuts :S

 

Try turning the monitor off and on again instead of a reboot...

 

Thanks for the reply. Already tried that I'm afraid. Basically, turn it off - and the screens that were on are OK .... turn it back on, and then you keep getting a "ding" noise (where Windows is detecting it again) ... and then it basically keeps flickering the *good* screens on and off, every 10-15 seconds. So annoying *Sad

 

Reboot fixes it....Driver issue??? Power options??? Are you using 10586? I have the same problem but I can turn the monitor off and on again and it comes back up.

 

Thanks for the reply again.

My system is:





And dxdiag for GFX card:





I did notice that there are new drivers out:





I've just updated, so will see how that works. I'm always a bit dubious of upgrading GFX drivers, as the last time I did, it buggered up the whole system (and had to revert to a 1 week old backup)

 

I noticed "generic pnp monitor". Have you tried the monitors drivers?

 

Hi,

So some drivers specifically for my monitors? This is the setup I have:

Amazon.com: Samsung MD230X3 SyncMaster Full HD 3-panel Multi Display System: Computers Accessories

And don't worry - I didn't pay $15k for them *Wink haha

I wouldn't have a clue where to look for specific drivers for them though.

Cheers

Andy

 

It might help...23 Multi Display Monitor | Samsung MD230X3 Bottom of page. Its a US site but it should work for your monitors. Make Restore points instead of relying on a back up...easier when experimenting.

 

Interesting... that driver install is telling me I already have it:





Maybe I'll just leave it for now, and see if the other driver update has fixed the issue (it doesn't happen that often, so maybe a week or so before I know)

Thanks!

 

Your more than welcome. I would uninstall like above and reinstall the drivers. Good Luck!

 

Unfortunately, that driver update has made things worse *Sad I've had to go back to the restore point.

1) Every time I logged back into Windows, the whole of explorer crashed (and restarted itself)
2) I got some weird stuff going on in Chrome:





Who would have thought that upgrading would make it worse! :/

 

Did you use the WHQL drivers or the beta? Did you do a clean install or upgrade to Win 10? Did it ever work correctly on Win 10?