The system continuously shuts down the display.
The system continuously shuts down the display.
I initially thought it might be a hardware issue since the screen would freeze during startup. I tried using Linux, but it didn’t work in BIOS either. It’s hard to get Windows to load properly before the problem starts, and it seems to appear a few seconds after the spinning dots begin. This is really frustrating. While checking my BIOS, I spotted something that might have been changed—my overclock could have been disabled. Would a Windows 10 installation erase the BIOS? That overclock setting was quite difficult to configure back then. Intel 4770K @ 4.0 (possibly removed now), ASUS Z97 Extreme 4, 16GB DDR3, 1333MHz.
Your system will clear overclock settings after several failed restarts without a stable OS load. Likely you cleared it during troubleshooting. On Windows, generating an install USB can serve as a recovery disk. Testing it in safe mode is a solid first step.
Agreed. Avoid reinstalling unless necessary. There should be a "repair this PC" choice offering troubleshooting steps. A "Boot into safe mode" option is also available.
The problem is your GPU drivers. Things you can try: Switch monitor to a different video output connector on the graphics card. Please wait a min when switching to see results. Win+P 2x times in a row, and hit Enter key. If nothing appear, do this sequence one more time. (This is to switch multiple display modes, it could have been set to something wrong). Try: Win + Ctrl + Shift + B keyboard shortcut. Special keyboard shortcut in Windows 10 to restart the GPU driver. This may take several seconds for the GPU drivers to unload and reload fully. Fail boot Windows 10 2 times (hit the reset button when you see the spinning dots), and you should get to the Windows 10 recovery mode. Windows will attempt to do a startup repair. That is fine, let it do its thing, even if that is not your problem. Once done, you have a menu where somewhere, you'll have "advance startup option", in there you can pick Safe Mode. Select "Safe Mode with networking". Go inside, and your screen should work fine. Uninstall your graphics card, and get the latest drivers from your manufacture website from your graphics card and install them. Once done, restart your system, and it should get back to normal Windows 10 boot mode, and your display should be working.