Windows 10: Windows 11 holding shift and restarting brings me to a black screen

Hi, I'm suddenly experiencing a weird failure, so a little bit of background information, Last night while on my pc it started to slow down and when it stopped being slow it when back to normal, after 5-10 seconds of it being normal my pc's screen went grey though I still could use applications that were open so I decided to turn off my pc then turn it back on, once loaded into the login page the screen was black expect for the time, after a little bit it would come back once logged in my taskbar would be gone and if I click where it is supposed to be it would turn black then my screen would t

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Black screen after 'Starting Windows' sequence

Sounds like the old... windows black screen of death.

Try this quoted from "VisiHow" article "Repair Windows 7 Black Screen of Death":

They, also, have some other options there, too.
Google search and you will find a lot of the "Windows Black Screen of Death with cursor" fixes.

 

Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


Black screen after sign-in and you can see a mouse cursor:


Unplug your external devices

When you are at the black screen, try unplugging any peripherals you have plugged in at the time, and wait for a moment. If your screen becomes visible again, plug the peripherals back in one at a time.

Use Safe Mode

If unplugging peripherals not resolve the issue, for each of the troubleshooting steps below, you will need to use Safe Mode to troubleshoot this issue. To enter Safe Mode:

1. Reboot the PC, and when you reach the sign-in screen, hold the Shift key down while you click the Power button and select Restart.
2. When the system reboots, you will enter the Windows Recovery Environment.Select Troubleshoot, and then Advanced options, then Startup Settings, and Restart. When it restarts, you should see a number of options. Press 5 or F5 for Safe Mode with networking.

Reinstall your graphics card driver:

1. Once you’ve entered Safe Mode, right-click the Start icon and select Device Manager.
2. Expand Display Adapter.
3. Right-click your display adapter and select Uninstall. Then reboot your PC.

Check the registry

You may also see a black screen after signing in if the user interface has been replaced with software that is incompatible with Windows 10. You can check this in the registry. Warning: This solution will modify the registry. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Prior to attempting these steps, you should backup the registry for restoration in case problems occur.

1. Once you’ve entered Safe Mode, right-click the Start icon and select Run.
2. Type regedit.exe into the Open text box and click OK.
3. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
4. Click to select the WinLogon key, and then, in the right pane, click Shell. The value of Shell in the Data column should be explorer.exe. If the value of Shell isn't explorer.exe, double-click Shell, and then, in the Value data text field, enter explorer.exe, and then click OK.
5. Close the Registry Editor and then restart your PC.
   
   

Check for a corrupted user account

There could be a problem with the user account. To test this, create a new administrator user account and check if the new account also boots to a black screen:

1. Once you’ve entered Safe Mode, right-click the Start icon and select Command Prompt (Admin).
2. In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands (changing “<password>” to something of your choice):
   
   net user test <password> /add
   net localgroup Administrators test /add

Provided by: Sharath Srinivasa, Microsoft Forum Moderator.

See if any of this works for you,
John

 

Black screen after update

Hello,

The update that you installed in your Windows 10 might have resulted to a software conflict. What we recommend is that you start your PC in safe mode from the sign-in screen.
Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. It can help you troubleshoot problems on your PC. Here are the steps:

• When you get to the sign-in screen, hold the Shift key down while you select the Power
  icon > Restart.
• After your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, select
  Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
• After your PC restarts, you'll see a list of options. Select 5 or
  F5 for Safe Mode with Networking.

Once your computer is in safe mode, we suggest that you follow the guide-through troubleshooting steps provided in this article below.

Troubleshoot black screen or blank screen errors

Get back to us if you need further assistance.