Why Do I Get a Black Screen on My Computer After a While?

❔ A black screen on your computer can mean several things. A black screen is most commonly a screen saver, but there are other possibilities.

Computer black screens
Most commonly black screens indicate that the computer has crashed, perhaps because of overheating or other hardware-related failures. Malware is a possibility as well, though not as common. It’s possible that only the monitor or display portion of your computer is having a problem, so trying another, possibly external monitor is a quick way to diagnose. And of course, it could be expected behavior in the form of a screen saver, standby, or hibernate.

Chapters
0:00 Black Screen on My Computer
0:36 Most common: overheating
1:30 Hardware-related failures
2:02 Malware
2:40 Monitor
3:40 It could be expected and normal behavior

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[askleonotenboom]

Could be a problem, could be legit.... and how to tell.

[Ramius]

Nice to have somebody out there to advise on computer problems. Thanks : )

[MundaneGray]

On the subject of overheating, many people don't understand how this works in laptops. Your laptop's air intake vent is almost certainly on the bottom. The feet on the bottom provide only a fraction of an inch clearance between the bottom of the case and the surface it sits on, but as long as it's a hard, flat surface like a table, the ventilation works fine.

BUT . . . if you place the laptop on a soft surface like a bed, sofa cushion, or pillow, the intake vent is BLOCKED. This is an excellent way to overheat the machine. (My daughter killed her first laptop by doing this.) If you really want to use your laptop on a bed or sofa, get a lap desk (basically a pillow with a hard, flat top) and put that between your laptop and the soft surface. Lap desks are available for as little as $10 from places like Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon.

[tonyschenk]

I was getting a black screen periodically. After checking a number of things I discovered a loose video cable. The placement of the monitor was stretching the cable tight. I repositioned the monitor and tightened the cable up. Problem solved.

[zyrianprince]

Hello.. My question very far for ur topic but pls. i ask for destop backround i follow all steps but after the window theres no authentication.. What can i do?? Pls. Help.