Windows 10 Screen Goes Black Randomly

  • Aug 26, 2018  Screen goes black randomly, but very often. But the thing is that it does not goes black totally. I can still see taskbar and cursor, also i can hear sound, if there were any, i can move cursor, but if i click nothing happens and it continues for several seconds (usually about 10 seconds).
  • I have a brand new laptop with a completely clean install of windows 10 pro, and the screen flashes every now and then: It is guaranteed to get them on the lock screen (it simply flashes!), so I disabled it through some regedit hax. It is guaranteed to get at least one when transitioning from. Enter in to the Safe mode and recheck the issue.

Windows 10 Screen Goes Black Randomly On Iphone

Hello,

Desktop space is where it's at, 4k is the answer (for now) I have seen this, and experienced it myself, that is, monitor screen momentarily goes black, then comes back on.then this repeats randomly. The problem normally lies in either your monitor itself or your driver software (or the card itself).

This issue has been for 1 year now, suddenly when i'm browsing or playing games, the screen would freezes for 1 sec then its goes black (No signal) on both of my monitors, the pc would still be running and I can hear some voices like if i'm talking to someone on skype or teamspeak, I'd have to force restart the pc after that..

Windows 10 Screen Goes Black Randomly

I thought it's software issue so i formatted and reinstalled windows back again, but the issue still happens

I'd be really grateful if anyone can help! I'm really thinking to build new computer because of this..

PC spec:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K
GPU: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme Edition
MB: ASUS Rampage IV Black-Edition
RAM: Kingston 32GB DDR3 2400MHz
Storage: SSD Samsung 840 EVO Series 500GB & HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
PSU: Enermax Platimax 80 PLUS Platinum 1500 Watt
Case: Cooler Master HAF X
Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU bmiprz 27-Inch WQHD & ASUS MX279H 27-Inch

Regards,


Since Jan 3, 2017, I have been encountering a very strange and frustrating problem with my Windows 10 Laptop (2013 Macbook Pro Retina). My laptop will hibernate seemingly at random without any prior warning or notification.

Here is what I know:

  • Random hibernation occurs regardless of whether computer is plugged in or running on battery power.
  • Happens even while computer is being actively used, such as while I am in the middle of typing a sentence.
  • Has happened 82 times since Jan 3, 2017 (23 days ago). Has never occurred prior to this date. On average this occurs 3.6 times per day.
  • Sometimes my laptop lasts an entire day without randomly hibernating. Sometimes it hibernates twice within 20 minutes.

Note: I am using the term 'hibernate', but this might not be the correct term. Here is a description of what happens when my computer randomly 'hibernates':

  1. Screen instantly turns black. Fans continue running and turn off about 10-20 seconds later.
  2. When power button is pressed to turn computer back on, computer goes through a normal boot-up sequence. This is not the same as resuming from sleep mode.
  3. When I log back into my computer, my programs are still open and running as if I had hibernated my computer. This is why I use the term 'hibernate'.

I initially suspected that my computer may be turning off because of overheating. I am now certain that this problem is not related to excessive temperature. This problem persists even when the CPU is at 55 degC with fans at 100% power. The problem occurs regardless of CPU load or CPU temperature.

Windows 10 screen flashes black randomly

This image shows the Windows Event Viewer output for three random hibernation events. There are always two events that occur when a randomly hibernation occurs: DistributedCOM 10016 which is followed by Kernel-Power 42.

When a random hibernation occurs:

  • Kernel-Power event is always preceded by a DistributedCOM event, typically by 1 second.
  • DistributedCOM event is always followed by a Kernel-Power event. DistributedCOM never occurs on its own.
  • The DistributedCOM and Kernel-Power events are always identical.

DistributedCOM 10016:

Kernel-Power 42:

What baffles me:

  • Are these DistributedCOM events causing the random hibernations, or are they harmless and simply raised whenever a random hibernation occurs?

  • The Kerne-Power events say The system is entering sleep. If my computer is in sleep mode, why does the computer go through a boot-up sequence when turned back on? Does sleep mode mean something different in the context of Windows events?

  • The Kernel-Power events say Sleep Reason: Battery, but this doesn't seem to make any sense. The random hibernation events occur even when my laptop is plugged in and fully charged:

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