Windows 10: Why is my screen black but I can only see my loading cursor and much of anything else?

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  1. Jaedon M Win User

    Why is my screen black but I can only see my loading cursor and much of anything else?


    Yesterday I got a new monitor and I fixed up everything. and got it setup and I was playing games and stuff and it was working fine but then I decided to get off so I unplugged my pc and went to go do something else and when I wanted to hop back on I plugged my pc in and I saw the windows logo and then a loading circle at the bottom cause that’s when I normally see before getting taken to the startup screen to put in your pin to get in but this time I just see a black screen with my cursor loading. I feel like I’ve tried everything in the book. Please help

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    Jaedon M, Mar 23, 2025
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  2. Adiluddin Win User

    win10 black screen and cursor but no password on acc still not loading


    I upgraded to windows 10 from windows 8 and not 8.1 with black screen and cursor I had no password so it should automatically load into account but it did not plus I tried ctrl key and enter plus all other key combinations but nothing and waited for half an hour. Please help all suggestions are welcomed!

    P.S. I can see the cursor and the loading windows logo so no imbecile answers like graphic card driver or monitor driver for god sake
     
    Adiluddin, Mar 23, 2025
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  3. Windows black screen with cursor

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-black-screen-with-cursor/5dc3ad10-7320-4776-ad8f-17af5e6b7968

    I
    have tried following the steps of booting into safe mode, going into the control panel and uninstalling the latest windows update that caused the 'Windows black screen with cursor' error. However, now it wont even boot to the desktop, it will show 'Automatic repairs being done' and then automatically booting to safe mode. Upon checking my BIOS, the SSD drive with windows installed with it, is not even showing up in the boot list/priority. (still able to see drive in bios under System status and when checking under windows installation time.)
     
    Marcus Tang1, Mar 23, 2025
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  4. Peer_Sam Win User

    Why is my screen black but I can only see my loading cursor and much of anything else?

    Black screen after Windows update.

    Hi Crystel,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    • Were you able to get to the desktop screen after you restarted the system?
    • When the screen was blank, were you able to see the cursor on the screen?
    • Did you get any error code or error message?

    Please get back to us with answers to above questions, for us to suggest the appropriate troubleshooting steps.

    Meanwhile, I suggest to try the steps mentioned in the article below and let us know if it helps.

    Troubleshoot black screen or blank screen errors

    We look forward for your reply.

    Thanks,

    Peer Samie

    Microsoft Community-Moderator
     
    Peer_Sam, Mar 23, 2025
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