▷ What is black screen windows 10

Updates that are periodically installed on our operating system can sometimes fail. In this tutorial we will try to give you information on how to fix the Windows 10 black screen error after a system update. Specifically when is the black screen after logging in with our user

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One of the problems that appear with certain frequency is that, after accessing with our user, the desktop appears completely black. Neither images nor the taskbar nor icons are displayed. We will try to solve this error following a series of steps.

Windows 10 black screen solution using Explore.exe

A priori it is the easiest possible solution to execute. If we have a black screen and have a pointer we can do the following:

The first thing we will have to do is open the Windows task manager. To do this, press the key combination "Ctrl + Shift + Esc". We should get the task manager window on the screen.

Next, we go to the "File" option and choose to run. There we write the command "Explorer.exe". Again, the taskbar, icons, and background should reset.

It is possible that our error is directly repaired with this simple action. To be safe, let's try restarting the computer and see if the problem still exists.

If after the restart we find the same black screen, try the following solutions that we propose.

Windows 10 black screen solution using SFC

If the above has not worked we will reopen the Windows task manager. Next, we go to the "File" option and choose to run.

In the box we will enter the text: "cmd.exe" and also activate the option "Create this task with administrative privileges".

Next, you will type the command shown below and press Enter.

sfc / scannow

What this command will do is analyze all the system files for possible errors. In such case it will automatically try to solve them. When it is finished we will restart the machine to check if everything remains the same or the problem has been solved.

If everything remains the same we will go to the next method.

Windows 10 black screen solution using regedit

This method could be dangerous if we delete something improper

What we will have to do is open the Windows task manager again. Click again on "file -> run".

But in this case we will write the command: "regedit", and like before we activated the option to run it with administrative permissions.

The Windows 10 registry editor will open.

We are going to the next location; pay special attention to these steps.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Active Setup / Installed Components

Now we will have to navigate through each of the folders that appear within “Installed Components” until we find a certain registry entry. Normally we will have to look at the first element that appears on the right side of the screen, specifically in the third column. We will have to find the expression:

Windows Desktop Update

We will have to delete this entry. To do this, right-click on it and choose "Delete".

After doing this, we go back to the task manager and again run the following command: "msconfig".

Next, we go to the "Start" tab . Below we locate the option "Error-proof boot" and activate it, with the "Minimum" option checked.

We apply and accept the changes and a window will be displayed asking us to restart. we accept the offer. Now our computer will restart in safe mode.

Hopefully we will again have the taskbar and icons available on our desktop. The Windows 10 black screen error will be fixed.

Now we will have to revert the changes made in the way of starting our equipment. again we will have to execute "msconfig", although in this case we will only have to write it in the start menu or in the Cortana search.

We go back to the boot section and deactivate the option that we previously activated. Again we accept and reboot, everything should be fine now.

If nothing has worked

For our part, we will continue investigating new solutions. If with these solutions your team remains the same, you may have to restore your operating system.

For this we recommend the following tutorial:

If you want to avoid doing this, you can contact Microsoft for a solution from the corporation. We hope this tutorial has been useful for you, otherwise leave it in the comments and we will try to find other solutions.