Screen stays black after waking computer from Sleep Mode
If your Monitor screen stays black after waking your Windows computer from Sleep Mode, power down and restart your computer. Once you see your desktop, here are the things you need to take a look at:
1] Check whether your device is allowed to wake the computer or not
Sometimes the issue is not as complicated as we think. The device (keyboard, mouse, etc.) that we use to wake the computer from sleep mode should have permission to do so. By default, this setting is enabled for the devices. But if you are getting this issue, you should check this setting.
The steps to do so are as follows: The steps to enable the feature for the keyboard are the same except the third step in which you have to expand the Keyboards node instead of Mice and other pointing devices node. Now, put your computer to sleep and check if you are able to wake it by using your mouse or keyboard or not. Read: How to wake Windows laptop from sleep with lid closed?
2] Run the Power Troubleshooter
Sometimes, a problem in the computer’s power settings can cause such types of issues. If this is the case with your computer, running the Power Troubleshooter may help.
The steps to run the Power troubleshooter are listed below: Wait till the troubleshooting process gets completed. It will fix all the issues associated with your computer’s power settings. Read: Troubleshoot Power Plans with PowerCFG Tool.
3] Turn Off the Fast Startup
If you have tried the above two methods but the issue still persists, you can try to disable the Fast Startup. Read: VirtualBox displays Black screen and not Booting guest OS.
4] Rollback the display driver
You can also try to roll back your display driver. Rolling back a driver uninstalls the current updated version and installs the previous version. This method is useful in case you are getting the problem after a certain update.
Follow the steps listed below: Now, check whether the issue is fixed or not. You may press WinKey+Ctrl+Shift+B keyboard shortcuts to restart your Display driver and see if that helps. Read: Windows PC will not wake up from Sleep Mode.
5] Uninstall and reinstall the display driver
If rolling back the display driver did not work for you or the option is not available on your computer, you can try uninstalling and reinstalling the display driver.
The steps written below will guide you on how to do this: Read: Windows crashes after waking up from Sleep.
6] Update your system BIOS
If you have tried all the troubleshooting methods listed above here, but the issue is not resolved, try updating your system BIOS.
7] Run Black Screen Troubleshooter
You can also use the online Black Screen Troubleshooter from Microsoft and see if that helps. Hope this helps. Related posts:
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