Well If you are also struggling from similar problem the monitor screen goes black each and every time you start playing a new game, you can try following troubleshooting methods to fix this issue:

Black screen when playing games windows 10

Note: listed solutions below also applicable older versions of Windows 7 and 8.1 as well.

1 Black screen when playing games windows 101.1 Apply latest Windows 10 updates1.2 Update graphics drivers1.3 Manually reinstall the drivers1.4 Go Through Advanced Power Options

Disconnect all external devices include the printer, scanner, audio jack, external HDD and more.Temporarily disable security software or uninstall itAgain check and make sure the HDMI cable was connected correctly between the graphics card and your display monitor (applicable for Desktop users only)Always check your game’s minimum requirements and see if your PC’s hardware is compatible to play the game.

Apply latest Windows 10 updates

Microsoft regularly releases windows updates with various bug fixes and security improvements. If you get the black screen while playing games, it might be because of a pending update. The update itself can cause issues or certain outdated software might be the reason for this behavior. Let’s install the latest windows update that might have the bug fix for this problem.

Update graphics drivers

As discussed before the most common cause for this black screen might be an outdated graphic driver or by a corrupted graphics driver file. If that’s the case, then you can fix this problem by updating your drivers:

Manually reinstall the drivers

Again In some situations, automatically update your graphic drivers still leaves the corrupted files unresolved. Well, for resolving this particular problem, manually reinstall the drivers on your PC: Now, Visit the graphics card manufacturer’s official web page, (AMD, Intel, NVIDIA) download the latest version of the graphics drivers that are compatible with your Windows 10 device and follow on-screen prompts for completing the installation process. Again restart your PC and then try to open the game that causing black screen while open.

Go Through Advanced Power Options

Here is another effective solution that probably helps to fix the issue. Sometimes system file corruption also causes different problems include black screen while open heavy graphics applications like games, photoshop or 3D MAX. We recommend run system file checker utility that detects and automatically restores corrupted missing files with the correct one. Again we recommend to check if your PC, the laptop is heating up a lot that causes also you may see a black screen while gaming. Check if your CPU /GPU fans are running at a slow speed or if they are not working at all. Also read:

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