Friday, August 8, 2025

After Login laptop display showing black Screen (All Laptops)


 







A black screen after logging in (but before the desktop loads) is a common Windows issue, and it can be caused by:

  • Corrupted user profile or explorer.exe

  • Display driver issues

  • Fast startup problems

  • External display conflicts

  • Malware or system file corruption

✅ Step-by-Step Fixes for Black Screen After Login (Windows 10/11) (100% fixed by this step)

🔹 Step 1: Try Keyboard Shortcut to Start Explorer

  1. On black screen, press:
    Ctrl + Shift + Esc
    → This should open Task Manager

  2. Click File > Run new task

  3. Type: explorer.exe
    ✅ Check “Create this task with admin privileges”
    → Press Enter

If desktop appears: issue was with Explorer not starting.

🔹 Step 2: Boot into Safe Mode

  1. Force restart the laptop 3 times (hold power button until shutdown)

  2. It should boot into Windows Recovery

  3. Go to:

    • Troubleshoot → Advanced Options → Startup Settings

    • Click Restart

  4. Press 4 or F4 to boot into Safe Mode

If Safe Mode works:

  • Problem is with a startup app, driver, or explorer

🔹 Step 3: Disable Fast Startup

  1. Boot into Safe Mode

  2. Open Control Panel > Power Options

  3. Click Choose what the power buttons do

  4. Click Change settings that are currently unavailable

  5. Uncheck "Turn on fast startup"

  6. Save and restart

🔹 Step 4: Check Display Driver

  1. Boot into Safe Mode

  2. Open Device Manager → Expand Display adapters

  3. Right-click your display driver → Uninstall device

  4. Restart normally

Windows will reinstall a basic display driver — if screen works, the issue was your GPU driver. Reinstall latest from manufacturer.

🔹 Step 5: Run System File Check

In Safe Mode:

  1. Open Command Prompt as Admin

  2. Run:

    bash
    sfc /scannow

  3. Let it complete and fix issues, then restart.

🔹 Step 6: Create a New User Profile (If Explorer Keeps Failing)

  1. In Task Manager > File > Run:

    nginx
    control userpasswords2

  2. Create a new local user account

  3. Restart and login to new account

  4. If it works, your old profile is likely corrupted

🛠 Optional: For Persistent Issues

  • Run Malwarebytes to check for infections

  • Perform a System Restore from Recovery mode if it was working earlier

  • As a last resort: Reset your PC (without losing files)