Black Screen During Installation - What Is It?
Many are upgrading their OS to Windows 10, however, it’s not always smooth sailing because users have been reportedly experiencing different bugs including Black Screen after a successful update.
One common issue in installing Windows 10 is the appearance of a black screen after installation. This usually occurs when the user restarts the computer. Initially, there will be a black screen only appearing on the monitor. There are also cases where a mouse cursor is present, while some cases have no cursor at all.
Not only that, it seemed that you’ve lost all your desktop icons when experiencing this bug.
Solution
Error Causes
Just like the other bugs experienced by Windows 10 users, booting to a black screen has reasons. Before you even try to look for the solution, you first have to determine the cause of the error, in this case, the error would be black screen when booting.
- Error on external devices such as printer or mouse.
- Having outdated display/video drivers that normally result in black screen when OS is updated.
Further Information and Manual Repair
Before you even think of upgrading your OS to Windows 10, you need to know that there are specific system requirements and specifications to be able to successfully update your operating system.
- Minimum of 1 gigahertz (GHz) Processor
- Either 1 (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Ram
- You need at least 16 GB of free hard disk space
- A Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or later with WDDM 1.0 driver graphics card
- 800 x 600 display
- A Microsoft account and Internet access.
There are more system requirements in order to use other certain Windows 10 features, but we’ll focus on solving your black screen problem in this article.
IMPORTANT NOTE: While it’s possible that you’ll be able to find the solution for your black screen during Windows 10 update, contacting the service of a professional technician or using an automated tool is advisable if you’re not confident in performing the methods to be discussed.
Method 1: Windows 10 DVD Boot
- Hit Repair your computer at the Install Now screen.
- Press Advanced Options
- When you’re in the Advanced Options find Troubleshoot and click it.
- Proceed to pressing Startup Repair
- Simply follow the instructions of the screen and check if that helps solve the black screen problem.
Method 2: Safe Mode from Windows 10 DVD Boot
- Go to Install Now screen
- Hit Repair your computer button
- Go to Advanced Options
- Click Safe Mode option
There’s a chance that you’ll get an error prompt saying, “installation cannot be completed in safe mode.” If this happens, simply press Shift + F10. This command will redirect you to the Command Prompt. You just open Device Manager by keying in devmgmt.msc then disable the display adapters, now check if you’ll be able to successfully boot in normal mode.
This process will normally allow you to complete the Windows 10 installation, if that’s the case you can just update the display adapter drivers from the manufacturer’s website. Restart your computer and see if this solves the problem.
Method 3: Driver Roll Back
- Hit Windows Key + X then press the Device Manager
- Expand the Display Adapters option
- Right-click the listed Display Adapter and press on properties
- Find the Driver Tab and click on it, then press Roll Back Driver
Do take note, however, that the Roll Back Driver option is not available if there was no previous version installed.
Method 4: Check External Devices
Since one common cause of black screen during a Windows 10 update is the external devices you use in your computer, you might want to consider these steps as well.
- Simply unplug all of the external devices you currently use
- Restart your computer
- If in case this solved your black screen problem, carefully plug back the devices one at a time to determine which of the device is the culprit.
- Update the drivers for the outdated hardware using a reliable third party tool.
Method 5: Fast Startup Disabled
Some Windows 10 users had success in solving their black screen problem by disabling the fast startup.
- Go to the Control Panel, find Power Options and press “Choose what the power button does,” which is located in the left pane of the panel.
- Hit the “Change settings that are currently unavailable.”
- Make sure to unmark the checkbox button saying, “Turn on fast startup.”

As more and more people get into insider preview of upcoming Windows 11 we will see more and more different takes and opinions on it.
Generally speaking, the first wave was quite positive when it was previewed but how time is passing more and more limitations and frustration comes to the surface.
Some of the limitation that is inside it, which have been confirmed by Microsoft itself includes features missing that we had in Windows 10 like moving the application to the taskbar in order to pin it, moving the file in the taskbar to open it in default application and some big annoyances like Windows opening widgets always in Edge no matter what is your default browser. Not being able to move the taskbar from the bottom is also one of many illogical things.
There is not really a point in these missing features since they were working fine in Windows 10 and many users liked them since they could customize Windows more to their liking, now with this new look at limitations it reminds me personally much of apple macOS and I will be honest, I am not a big fan of that kind of thinking.
If I wanted that kind of OS I would have gotten myself a MAC, not custom build PC, but hey, Linux is always a free alternative, and how Microsoft itself is pushing limitations and in my opinion bad design choices along with awful system requirements that might just be a case for a lot of users.
I am really not sure what is logic behind these moves and I am sure they have their reasons but this time it seems that their take on the new OS is not resonating well with the overall user population, well at least what I have heard so far. Things of course can still be changed and made for the better and I would rather see release postponed and issues addressed than getting more system hogging and limited new OS that at its current state looks like reskinned Windows 10 with limitations.
Microsoft office has two major packages, an online one, and an offline version. The online version of the course is Office 365 that requires a monthly subscription and it is always regularly updated and maintained. Another version is more of a typical old school application, install it and use it, no constant internet connection is required and no monthly subscription is required, buy once and use it.
The last version of buying it once and use it was Office 2019 and after two years we are going to receive a new version soon. Microsoft has set its release date for October 5th of this year and as always it will feature the current latest version of office applications and one-time purchase.
The new office will support dark mode and other improvements tied to the new Windows 11 and some specific features tied to Office itself. 