Brief Screen Blackout Opening Netflix in Windows 10
I just built a new PC and it seems to work great except for one small nitpick. Certain apps can cause the screen to completely go black for about 1 second. For example, every time I open the Netflix app, the entire screen blacks out and it switches to the preview trailer and the top of the app. When I click the exit button, the screen blacks out again and when it comes back on Netflix is closed and I’m good. I find this irritating and I was hoping someone had experienced this before. I’ve looked into it and I only see related issues saying things like update drivers, etc. but:
- Drivers are up to date
- Windows 10 is up to date
- The HDMI cable is fine, and this blackout is consistent, which likely wouldn’t be the case if it were a loose cable
Netflix isn’t the only app that has caused this minor annoyance, though I can’t remember any other specific examples, it seems to happen when there is a very sudden change in the display.
Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:06 AM UTC