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| Author: | bbarry [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
My sister is visiting with her 2-year old HP Pavilion laptop. It suddenly started exhibiting strange behavior, as follows: - It powers up ok - It accepts her password ok - The Windows 10 desktop showing all her selected icons appears ok - But then the desktop starts flashing and the mouse shows a blinking cursor - The only thing I can do at that point is to use the keyboard to invoke Task Manager - Task Manager appears with the desktop still flashing behind it I'm at a loss as to where to go from here, so any/all help would be appreciated. Edit: I might mention that her laptop was working fine until she plugged it in because of low battery indication. Later Edit: I did a restore and her laptop is now working properly. |
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| Author: | sboots [ Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
bbarry wrote: Later Edit: I did a restore and her laptop is now working properly. Glad to read that a restore resolved it. Unfortunately, the cause of the problem is a mystery, but sometimes the "hit it with a hammer" approach is the best one. |
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| Author: | jaylach [ Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
To be honest I was going to suggest that it could be a failing video card but the successful restore rules that out. With the restore doing it I would now think it was a corrupted video driver that the restore corrected. Regardless, glad it's working now. 
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| Author: | bbarry [ Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
@Steve & Jay - thanks for the response. As of this morning, her computer is still working fine. Short version of why my sister is here: - I had a molar tooth extracted and the dentist gave me an antibiotic and some ibuprofen - turns out the ibuprofen reacted badly with other meds and caused my kidneys to malfunction - this weaken me both physically and mentally and caused me to take several falls within my house (nothing broken) - so my sister came from Georgia to see me to the hospital, where I stayed for 3 days - I am now home under home health care, using a walker - I hope to be fully recovered in a couple of more weeks, back to using my cane as I've done for 3 years So when my sister's computer failed yesterday, I wasn't sure I yet had my wits about me to tackle the problem...that's why I bugged you guys, lol. Thanks again...BB |
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| Author: | jaylach [ Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
No worries and I hope that your recovery is swift. |
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| Author: | sboots [ Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
Hoping for a speedy recovery, bb. Well done on fixing her laptop! |
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| Author: | Doddie [ Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Windows 10 Desktop Flashing |
Wishing you a full recovery from this side of the pond as well bb |
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