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Laptop got jittery all of a sudden

Can anyone tell me any possible way to fix this, suddenly my laptop has gotten jittery, video playbacks have become very difficult to watch due to it and even scrolling has become more jittery. I have checked and my graphics driver is the latest…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-12T19:47:18.66+00:00
Rayhan Shijju 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-12T20:21:18.3333333+00:00
Ivan B 127.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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dwm.exe crashes during playing or doing intense load.

So, ive had this laptop (Asus tuf gaming a16) for quite a while now. It was awesome for the first few months, then came the dreaded dwm.exe crashes. I dont know when it began but once while I was playing a non intensive game, dwm.exe suddently crashed,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-12T17:38:25.57+00:00
Daskywarsboi 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-11-12T19:56:43.5733333+00:00
Ivan B 127.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Laptop screen is black when fully opened

This occurred after I installed a security update for Windows 11 the night of 11/11/2026. Since then, I have only been able to see things on my Dell laptop when it is barely opened. The functions of my laptop still work when the screen is black, such as…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-12T13:23:03.7233333+00:00
Koa 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-12T15:52:23.0866667+00:00
David-M 128.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Requesting a wider variety of Windows background pictures

The randomized background pictures on Windows never have pictures of Africa, unless it's a picture of an animal. Africa has some beautiful scenery. Can you all begin to include pictures from the continent?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-12T15:42:39.7433333+00:00
KW 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-12T15:43:46.4133333+00:00

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Windows 11 multi-monitor: after disconnecting external display, taskbar only shows apps from that display; other open windows missing

Environment: Windows 11 25H2 (OS Build 26200.9711), ThinkPad T14 Gen6. External monitor Dell P2723DE connected via USB-C. Two virtual desktops in use. Taskbar setting “Show my taskbar apps on: taskbar where window is open”. Steps to reproduce: Connect…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-12T09:32:18.35+00:00
Yoan Dzhelekarski 0 Reputation points
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NVIDIA RTX 3050 Laptop GPU Keeps Crashing During Gaming – LiveKernelEvent 141, nvlddmkm.sys

I'm facing recurring crashes while gaming on my Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3. The game freezes, audio sometimes continues, and eventually the game closes. The issue is intermittent, sometimes occurring after 5–15 minutes and sometimes after 2–3 hours. System…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-09T13:33:42.4866667+00:00
Asif Shaikh 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-12T06:31:48.75+00:00
Asif Shaikh 0 Reputation points
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Brightness

I cant adjust brightness from the settings or even find the adjustment bar. shortcuts dont work (FN + F7,F8) or WIN + A. the brightness bar is not even there

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-11T14:17:55.5166667+00:00
Kareem Hazem 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-11T14:52:18.1433333+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Multiple display failures: brightness, night light, multiple displays not working

I cannot adjust brightness in any way - adjustment bars are either gone or disabled. Today I found out that I can no longer connect other monitors to the computer VIA HDMI (I tried to with different monitors and a TV). The only possible culprit I found…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-11T11:50:30.0566667+00:00
Mantas K 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-11T14:18:36.9033333+00:00
David-M 128.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows HDR Calibration Tool "the specified file could not be encrypted"

When pressing finish after calibrating a hdr profile using the windows hdr calibration tool I get a popup saying "Warning Success (0x80071770) The specified file could not be encrypted". I know it creates an icc profile in…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-06T06:52:56.21+00:00
Eli Makrelli 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-11T13:08:21.0666667+00:00
Carl-L 24,990 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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You Tube page is not showing full page only on left side.

When I go to www.youtube.com it shows as a full page but then not. What I get is 1/4 of the screen only showing on the left side. It was working fine until yesterday and then it just went bad. Can I fix this.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-07T21:24:08.41+00:00
JM Nieman 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-11T05:57:59.4866667+00:00
Hendrix-V 21,000 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Black screen for 10 seconds before lock screen after clean install of Windows11

Hi all, Since a clean install of Windows 11, my PC shows a black screen for about 18 seconds after the AORUS logo before the lock screen appears. The startup sound plays during this black screen, so Windows seems to be loaded, but nothing is displayed.…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-10T11:01:02.22+00:00
Aren Ünal 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-10T12:16:37.5+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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my laptop camera is showing half blurred

when i open camera it surface is looks black and blurred ,how i fix it

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-09T09:49:55.18+00:00
kumar ashok 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-09T10:25:47.28+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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LiveKernelEvent 141 Error (crashing when playing game)

I have a problem with my laptop it says : Source Windows Summary Hardware error Date ‎28/‎10/‎2026 21:13 Status Not reported Description A problem with your hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly. Problem signature Problem Event…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-10-28T14:37:11.48+00:00
AndrewF 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-09T06:00:38.67+00:00
Asif Shaikh 0 Reputation points
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Black screen, high fan speed, GPU stops working?

I have been having problems with my computer for a while, been sending it in to see what was wrong with it, my computer keeps going into black screen and turn the fans to high speed when i play some graphic intensive games, i'm usually pretty good at…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-08T11:36:06.03+00:00
Dan Larsen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:01:52.6566667+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

"forbidden" icon in the middle of my screen windows 11 I can't get rid of

i am drag file from explorer to another explorer and "forbidden" icon stuck in the moddle of my screen what i tried: open task manager via "ctrl + alt + del" and restart explorer restart graphic via "start + ctrl + shift +…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2025-08-26T10:01:30.41+00:00
Erwin 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T11:10:13.2433333+00:00
krammer01 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 Night light remains active when turned off

Windows version: Windows 11 Laptop: Gigabyte AERO X16 (AMD integrated graphics + NVIDIA GPU) External monitor: AOC Q27G40XMN (connected via USB-C to DisplayPort) HDR: Enabled when using the external monitor (no HDR on laptop, using only "Show only…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-04T16:49:22.4533333+00:00
Tri 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T06:40:16.08+00:00
Emma1-N 14,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Monitors flickering after October 19th Windows 11 update

I updated Windows 11 on October 19th. Later that same day, I started having a very strange issue: Both of my monitors started "flickering" occasionally around 3 PM (yes, it only happens around then) every day. I say "flickering"…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-06T14:40:05.17+00:00
Fredrik Häthén 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-06T15:12:49.5033333+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Adjustable brightness disable

Why my adjustable brightness disables? because after turn on, the brightness bar disables and can't go through to control brightness, kindly assists

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-06T04:03:58.36+00:00
answered 2026-11-06T05:16:31.33+00:00
Estrella721 47,875 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

How to fix: 2nd display corrupts Notepad

Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Windows 11 Home version 26H2 (OS build 26300.9818) Suddenly the 2nd display started to behave strangely with Notepad: Notepad menus and right-click menus appear corrupted. This happens only on the 2nd…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-03T09:10:41.2533333+00:00
Bud 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T06:31:30.5033333+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows 11 HDR calibration profiles swapped when switching between Extended and Single Display modes

Hello, I'm experiencing a persistent issue with HDR calibration profiles in Windows 11 when switching between two HDR displays using Win + P. My configuration: GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4090 Monitor: Samsung Odyssey OLED G60SD (2560 × 1440, 360 Hz), HDR calibrated…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-03T16:16:05.4433333+00:00
Axl 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T04:42:13.2666667+00:00
Emma1-N 14,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator