Common Display/Graphics Problems and Solutions for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Jun. 24, 2022 / Updated by Helia to Windows 10

After the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, most of the users come across various display problems on their laptop or desktop. The graphics problems occur around the Black Friday, making a rough shopping season. You may encounter similar display problems with them:

"Stretched screen! It is strange to work with such monitor. Just update to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update."
"I failed to adjust the screen resolution on my Windows 10 computer (v1709)."
"Some said it is viable to make changes on NVIDIA settings, but there are no such display settings on my PC."
"Is rolling back the display driver helpful for such display problem?"
"Distorted screen. The graphics problem has ruined my gaming on such holiday! Help!"

Here is a guide to instruct you to read the post. You can quickly skip to the content you're looking for by clicking the links below:

Part 1: What Causes the Display Problems on Your Windows 10 Fall Creators Update PC?

Part 2: What If You Cannot Enter the Windows Desktop due to the Display Problems?

Part 3: Universal Methods to Fix Common Graphics Issues

Part 4: Solutions Collection of Common Display Problems

• Screen Resolution Issue/Distorted Screen/Stretched Screen

• Lock Screen Issue/Login Screen Issue/Windows Hello Not Working

• Screen Flickering/Display Flashing

• Display Brightness Issue/Dim Screen

• Display Settings/NVIDIA Settings

• Monitor/Touch Screen/Display Device Problem

• Black Screen Problem

• Blue Screen Problem

• Red Screen Problem

• Graphics/Video/Display Driver Errors

• Sleep/Hibernate/Boot Issue on Windows 10

Part 1: What Causes the Display Problems on Your Windows 10 Fall Creators Update PC?

Many causes can trigger the display/graphics problems on Windows 10 and they can be summed up as the following:

1. Hardware device hitches

If there are conflicts in the graphics card or other hardware devices, like USB drive, external Bluetooth device or other peripheral devices, you may come across the display issue. Also, the obsolete device you've kept for a long time may not compatible with the OS.

2. Windows OS update

Each time when you update the operating system to the latest OS version, like Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, it is likely to occur black screen, blue screen, stretched screen, etc. because of the bugs in the unstable system.

Besides, if you own a high-level configuration computer with advanced CPU and you install lower Windows OS on the machine, it will cause the screen resolution problem.

3. Incorrect display-related settings

Some improper display configurations can result in the graphics issue on Windows 10.

4. Display driver issues

Outdated, missing, broken, or incompatible graphics card drivers are the culprits to trigger the screen problems. For example, you receive a driver update message during your gaming and you update it. Then you come across the display issues because the motherboard does not support the driver change. In this case, need to check the drivers and try to uninstall/rollback/update/reinstall/repair the drivers to fix the issues.

5. Improper Windows product key

If you purchase a Windows activation code that is not compatible with the Windows edition then you have distorted screen or other screen issues. For example, you use a product key for Windows 10 Home edition to activate the Windows 10 Enterprise edition. So we recommend you to buy a right code from the official site and activate the OS.

Part 2: What If You Cannot Access the Windows Desktop due to the Display Problems?

If it is hard to see the mouse cursor on the screen, you may need to enter the Safe Mode and then try the methods in Part 3 or Part 4 to fix the graphics problems. Here's how to boot into the Safe Mode:

1. Hold the power button to force the computer to shut down and then turn it on again.

2. Repeat step 1 over 3 times until you see the Recovery screen.

3. Click the options See advanced repair options>Troubleshoot>Advanced options>Windows Startup Settings>Restart.

4. Press the key F5 to Enter Safe Mode with Networking.

Note: If you got the black screen with cursor after entering the Windows desktop, you can stop the error by the following steps:

1. Press shortcut keys Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.

2. Click the File menu and select the Run new task.

3. Type Explorer.exe into the box.

4. Check the Create this task with administrative privileges option.

5. Hit the Enter key.

Part 3: Universal Methods to Fix Common Graphics Issues

If you can enter the desktop and do the operation on the system, then check the universal tricks in Part 3 or specific methods in Part 4 to solve the problems.

Way 1. Check Graphics-related Hardware

1. Swap the cables of a hard disk over or change to another port on the motherboard.

2. Disconnect the peripheral/external devices connected to the computer when it is powering on.

3. Unplug and re-plug the GPU or graphics card. Make sure the device sits tightly in the port.

4. Remove the dust on the graphics card.

Way 2. Check Graphics/Display Drivers after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

You can go to the Device Manager to uninstall the display driver and then reinstall/update/roll back the driver manually. Also, you can try a one-click solution, you can use Driver Talent to repair the display driver issues.

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3 steps to solve the driver problem:

1. Click the Scan button to detect graphics driver issues on Windows 10.

2. Select Download/Install/Reinstall/Update/Repair button to make the driver changes. It will automatically download and install the best-matched graphics card driver.

3. Perform a restart to make the driver changes take effect.

You can also try backing up the driver and restoring the driver with Driver Talent.

See Also:Download and Update Graphics/Display/Video Driver for Windows 10

Way 3. Try Windows Troubleshooting

1. Use Windows shortcut keysWin + I to open the Settings.

2. Go to the Update & security menu and select the Troubleshoot tab.

3. On the right pane, scroll down and click relevant option to fix your display problems, like Blue Screen or Hardware and Devices or Video playback.

4. Click Run the troubleshooter to fix the issues.

Part 4: Solutions Collection of Common Display Problems

The following are solutions for different display problems. You can visit details of each page by clicking the URL listed.

Screen Resolution Issue/Distorted Screen/Stretched Screen

If your computer runs into screen resolution problem, stretched screen or display problems similar to these, we recommend you adjust the display resolution in Settings or NVIDIA/AMD graphics settings.

If the basic method does not work, read other solutions in the following posts:

• Solved: Can’t Adjust Screen Resolution in Windows 10

• Fix Distorted Screen or Gray Screen after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

• Top 2 Ways to Fix Distorted Screen Problem in Windows 10

• 4 Ways to Fix Horizontal or Vertical Lines on Computer Screen Display in Windows 10

• Fix: Screen Calibration Resetting after Windows 10 Creators Update

• Top 3 Ways to Fix Full Screen Issue after Windows 10 Update

• How to Fix Video Upside Down on Windows 10

Lock Screen Issue/Login Screen Issue/Windows Hello Not Working

• How to Fix Lock Screen Asks for Password Twice in Windows 10

• How to Disable Lock Screen in Windows 10

• How to Disable Lock Screen on Windows 10 Anniversary Update

• How to Reset Administrator Password in Windows 10

• Fix Windows Hello Not Working via Windows 10 Fingerprint or Camera

• How to Fix Windows Hello Not Working on Windows 10 Creators Update

• How to Fix Fingerprint Login Problem in Windows 10

Screen Flickering/Display Flashing

• Fix: Screen Flashing/Flickering on Windows 10 Creators Update

• How to Fix Screen Flickering in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

• How to Fix Screen Flickering after Windows 10 Upgrade

• Top 4 Ways to Fix Windows 10 Freezes Randomly after Creators Update

Display Brightness Issue/Dim Screen

• How to Fix Brightness Issue after Windows 10 Creators Update

• 2 Solutions to Fix Dim or Dark Screen in Windows 10

Display Settings/NVIDIA Settings

• Fix Advanced Display Settings Missing after Windows 10 Creators Update

• How to Add or Remove Display Desktop Context Menu on Windows 10

• How to Fix NVIDIA Control Panel Won’t Open on Windows 10

• Top 4 Fixes for “NVIDIA Installer Failed” in Windows 10

• Fix Night Light Not Working after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

• How to Fix Screensaver Won’t Turn off after Windows 10 Creators Update

• How to Set Up and Use Miracast on a Windows 10 PC

Monitor/Touch Screen/Display Device Problem

• How to Fix Ghost Touch Screen Issues on Windows 10

• 2 Ways to Fix Unresponsive Touchscreen in Windows 10

• How to Fix Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Touch Screen Not Working Error

• Fix: AOC USB Monitor Not Working on Windows 10

• 2 Ways to Fix DisplayLink Devices Not Working after Windows 10 Anniversary Update

• Fix GPU Fan Problems on Windows 10

• Top 3 Fixes for Windows 10 Does Not Detect Second Monitor Issue

• Top 7 Fixes for “No HDMI Connection” or “HDMI not Detected” Issue on Your Oculus Rift

Black Screen Problem

• Fix: Windows 10 Black Screen after the Creators Update

• Top 4 Fixes for Windows 10 Black Screen after Fall Creators Update Bug

• Top 3 Ways to Fix Black Screen Issue after Windows 10 Anniversary Update

• Black Screen on Windows 10 Issue – Top 7 Ways to Fix Windows 10 Black Screen

• Fix Windows 10 Black Screen with Spinning Circle

• Fix Black Screen with Cursor after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

• How to Fix Black Screen with Cursor after Windows 10 Creators Update

Blue Screen Problem

Common solutions for BSoD:

• Fix Blue Screen after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

• Top 8 Ways to Fix Blue Screen after Windows 10 Creators Update

• Top 3 Ways to Fix Windows 10 Anniversary Update Blue Screen Issue

• Blue Screen after Windows 10 Update Issues – Top 7 Ways to Fix Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death

• How to Fix Google Chrome Black Screen Issue on Windows 10

Methods to fix blue screen error code:

• Fix Unexpected Store Exception on Windows 10 Creators Update

• Fix Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap BSoD after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

• 4 Ways to Fix Bad Pool Caller 0x000000C2 in Windows 10

• How to Fix “WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR” BSoD in Windows 10

• Fix 0x000007A KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR in Windows 10

• How to Fix DPC_Watchdog_Violation Error in Windows 10

• Fix SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED in Windows 10

• How to Fix Driver_Violation BSOD Error in Windows 10

• Fix 0x0000003B System_Service_Exception on Windows 10

• 5 Ways to Fix Bugcode_USB_Driver Blue Screen Error in Windows 10

• Fix VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR in Windows 10

• How to Fix UNEXPECTED KERNEL MODE TRAP in Windows 10

• Fix: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Error in Windows 10

• Top 6 Ways to Fix INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE in Windows 10

• How to Fix VIDEO DXGKRNL FATAL ERROR in Windows 10

• Fix Blue Screen Caused by Internal Power Error in Windows

• Top 4 Ways to Fix “Driver Power State Failure” Error in Windows 10

• Top 4 Methods to Fix Amd_xata.sys Blue Screen Errors

Red Screen Problem

• 2 Steps to Fix Red Screen of Death on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista

Graphics/Video/Display Driver Errors

• Fix: Display Driver Stopped Responding and Has Recovered on Windows 10

• How to Fix the "Display Driver Stopped Responding and Has Recovered" Error on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP

• How to Fix AMD Radeon Graphics Not Showing on Windows 10

• How to Fix AMD Radeon Graphics Error 43 on Windows 10

• How to Fix the Display Not Compatible with Windows 10 Issue

• Top 3 Ways to Troubleshoot Dell Graphics Drivers Problems

• How to Solve HTC Vive Error 208: HMD Display Not Found

• How to Fix Oculus Rift No Video Issue

• How to Fix GPU not Detecting after Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Sleep/Hibernate/Boot Issue on Windows 10

• Fix Windows 10 Won't Wake up from Sleep after Fall Creators Update

• How to Fix Computer Won’t Wake Up from Sleep after Windows 10 Anniversary Update

• Top 7 Methods to Fix Computer Won’t Wake Up from Sleep or Hibernate after Windows 10 Update

• How to Rouse Asus ZenBook that Won’t Wake up from Sleep on Windows 10

• Turn on Microsoft Surface from Sleep Crash on Windows 10

• How to Fix Boot Error 0xc000000f on Windows 10

• Top 2 Ways to Fix Endless Reboot Loop after Windows 10 Update

• Dell XPS Slow Boot Problem and Solutions in Windows 10

• How to Fix Slow Boot after Windows 10 Anniversary Update

• Fix: Boot Loop after the Windows 10 Creators Update

• Top 4 Fixes for Windows 10 Boot Loop after Fall Creators Update Problem

• Windows 10 Stuck on Boot/Splash Screen – How to Fix

• Fix Windows 10 Stuck on Loading Screen after Fall Creators Update

• Fix Stuck "Scanning and Repairing Drive" in Windows 10

All of the above are the methods collection for solving various display/graphics/video problems on your Windows 10 (Fall Creators Update, Creators Update, Anniversary Update, etc.) laptop or desktop. If you still fail to have the display problems fixed, you can drop a line below or click the SUPPORT menu on the left of this page. Any other Windows 10-related issues, please go to Windows 10 section or our blog for solutions.

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