Overpowered laptop screen flickering
How to fix laptop screen flickering
by Milan Stanojevic
Windows & Software Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about PCs ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Read more
Updated: Jan 6, 2021
Posted: April 2019
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If youve been using your computer and suddenly you notice theres an element of the screen flickering, there are solutions to fixing the issue. Show In Windows 10, the problem is usually caused by either of these two things: an incompatible app or a display driver. In order to know for sure that the screen flickering issue is caused by an app or display driver, you need to check if your Task Manager also flickers. This will determine whether you need to update the application or update the display driver altogether. Here are four tried solutions to fix the screen flickering issue. Why is my laptop screen flickering and what can I do?
1. Update the display driver1.1 Boot your PC in Safe Mode
Safe mode starts up your computer with limited files and drivers but Windows will still run. To know whether youre on Safe mode, youll see the words at the corners of your screen. If the screen flickering issue persists, check whether it occurs while your computer is in Safe mode. There are two versions:
The two are similar, though the latter includes network drivers and other services necessary to access the web and other computers in the same network. If you want to know how to add Safe Mode to your boot menu in Windows 10, check out this step-by-step guide. On the other hand, if youre having trouble opening the Setting app once youre in Safe Mode, take a look at this article to solve the issue. And if the Safe Mode is not working, this step-by-step guide will help you get past the booting problems. 1.2 Uninstall the display driver
1.3 Update Windows 10
Note: If youre having trouble updating your Windows 10, check out this guide that will help you solve them in no time. 1.4 Disable the added display adapters
If this doesnt fix the screen flickering, do the following:
Once youre through and the screen flickering is sorted, exit safe mode so you can get your computer back to normal mode. 1.5 Exit Safe Mode
1.6 Use third party software to update the graphics driver You can go through all those steps above or you can try using specialized software that can update the drivers and fix the existing ones automatically. We recommend DriverFix for this job as its very reliable and fast. The first step is to download and install DriverFix. The tool will start automatically and search for issues or missing drivers and in a couple of seconds, it will provide a report. You will have to either hit the Update all button above or check the individual boxes for the drivers you want to update. DriverFixDriverFix will solve the flickering issue with your laptop by updating your drivers automatically and fast. Check priceVisit website
2. Check Task Manager to fix screen flickering
If you cant open Task Manager, weve got a great guide to help you fix this problem. 3. Update incompatible appsThere are three applications that have been known to cause screen flickering on Windows 10:
Updating the incompatible application (or getting in touch with the manufacturer of the specific app to get an update) usually fixes the problem. If the issue can be isolated on a certain individual app, its easy. This, of course, isnt always the case so we cant say with certainty whether its more of a general problem or just a rogue outdated app misbehaving. 4. Disable Windows Desktop Manager
Wed love to hear from you whether any of these solutions worked. Let us know by dropping your response in the comments section below along with any other questions you may have.
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