It’s normal to encounter with white screen on your Windows PC. It is pretty much like the infamous Blue Screen of Death. However, the White Screen of Death occurs due to hardware failures. But the good part is that you can quickly get rid of the issue by following a couple of methods. This article guides you on how you fix the White Screen on Windows 11 and Windows 10
How To Fix White Screen on Windows 11/10?
Use the below methods to fix the white screen on Windows. The below-mentioned methods will work fine with Windows 11/10 and the older versions if you are still using them.
- Force-restart your Windows PC
- Disconnect USB devices
- Restart your PC into Safe mode
- Update Graphics Driver
- Install Windows Updates
- Remove Recently Installed Updates
- Use System Restore Point
You will need admin permission to resolve the problem.,
1] Force-restart your Windows PC
Suppose you get to see a white screen instead of the usual login page on your Windows system. Then force restarting your computer would possibly fix the issue for you.
If you are using a laptop, press down the power button for a minute or more, and your laptop will shut down. Once it shuts down, hit the power button again, and it will reboot the system. If you are on a desktop, then hit the restart button to restart your PC.
2] Disconnect USB devices
If the above method does not work for you, you should try disconnecting all the USB devices connected to your PC. You should remove all USB devices, including a USB keyboard, mouse, external hard drives, flash drives, or anything.
After that, force-restart your computer and turn it on again. If the white screen is gone, connect the USB devices one by one and check which one is causing the issue.
3] Restart your PC into Safe mode
You can also reboot your PC to safe mode to figure out if any third-party application is causing the white screen of death.
To enter into the safe mode, do follow these steps:
- Press Win+R keys from your keyboard to launch the RUN dialog.
- Now type down MSConfig and hit the enter button.
- Go to the Boot tab.
- Under the boot sections, place a tick mark next to the Safe boot option.
- You can also choose Network if you wish to use the internet while you are in safe mode. If you don’t need internet access, you can skip this step.
- Finally, go ahead and reboot your computer to get into safe mode.
4] Update Graphics Driver
While you can try updating the GPU drivers using the Device Manager, that method doesn’t work anymore. The right way to update the GPU driver is by downloading it from the OEM website.
Open Device Manager, and locate the GPU listing. Then note down the exact model number, and search for the driver on the OEM website. Download the installed, and install through it. Once the driver is updated, restart your computer and check if you still get the same white screen on Windows PC.
5] Install Windows Updates
Sometimes, the white screen issue occurs because of outdated or missing updates. If you haven’t updated your Windows for a long time, you should check for available updates.
For this, you have to follow these steps:
- Press Win + I keys from your keyboard.
- Go to System Settings > Update & Security.
- Then click on Check for updates button.
- Once Windows finds any available updates, hit the Install now button to install the updates.
6] Remove Recently Installed Updates
There is also a pretty high chance that the updates you have installed recently are causing the issue. Hence, it’s better to remove the recently installed updates and check if it has fixed the issue for you or not.
To remove recently installed updates, follow these steps:
- At first, press Win + I to open settings
- Next, go to Update & Security > Windows Update > Update History
- Then scroll until the end, and click on Uninstall Updates
- Remove all the recently installed updates.
Related: How to uninstall and reinstall Windows Update
7] Use System Restore Point
If you have created a System Restore Point on Windows 11/10, you can use it to restore your Windows system to a fully functional state.
However, the only drawback of this method is that after creating the restore point, everything you installed on your computer will get deleted.
So those were a couple of methods to fix the white screen on Windows. I hope the methods mentioned above will help you to resolve the issue. If nothing works out for you in the end, you may consider reinstalling Windows from scratch, or you can consider getting some external help. Anyway, I hope that the guide has helped you with your question about fixing the white screen on Windows 11 and Windows 10.
