Screen keep flickering on Windows 8.1

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Screen keep flickering on Windows 8.1

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Original Title: Why does my active screen keep flickering on Windows 8.1; can't type a full sentence (how annoying is this!)

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Answer 1

Hi,

What is the model of your HP computer?

It might happen if your computers monitors screens refresh rate is too low. You can reduce or eliminate flicker by increasing the screen refresh rate. A refresh rate of at least 75 hertz generally produces less flicker.

Open “Control Panel”, click the "Adjust Screen Resolution" under the “Appearance and Personalization”.
Click on the "Advanced Settings".
Click on the Monitor tab.
Click on the drop down arrow under the "Screen Refresh Rate" and select the option to higher or lower the "Refresh Rate" for your Monitor and click "**Apply",**click "OK".

**Note:**Try to set it to 60Hz or 75Hz.

If the issue still persists, start your computer in safe mode with networking and check the functionality. If the issue does not persist, uninstall display adapter drivers, restart the computer in normal mode.

Refer this link to start the computer in safe mode.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-including-safe-mode

Reisntall the sound card drivers from device manager and check if the head phone works.

• Press Windows key + R, type devmgmt.msc in the run prompt.

• Expand the Sound, video and game controllers, right-click the sound card, click uninstall.

• Restart the computer, let Windows detect the driver and install by itself.

Keep us posted on the status of the issue.

Answer 2

Not helpful at all.

Everything is up to date.

Active screen keeps flickering making it impossible to type a complete sentence.

Lost my audio on the HDMI connection. Video works just fine.

Back up USB drive keeps turning on and off.

ALL since upgrade to 8.1

HP should stop business with Windows altogether as this product should never have been out on the market!

Answer 3

Anonymous

Hi Babu,

Eveni i have the same flickering problem, after upgrading to 8.1. I am using dell inspiron 14z ultra, the flickering is not constant but the moment I touch the scroll pad it flickers for sometime than stops by itself. my screen refresh resolution is 60hz. please help

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Answer 4

Hi,

Have you made any recent changes to your computer?
What is the make and model of your computer?

Please try to change the display resolution and check if that fixes the issue.

Right click on the desktop, select screen resolution, set the resolution to 1024x768 or more than that.

You can also try to set recommended resolution.

If that does not help, update the display adapter drivers for both the computers.

a) Press Windows key and X key together.

b) Select “Device manager”.

c) Locate and expand “Display adapter”

d) Right-click on the “display device" and click on “update”.

f) Restart the computer, now windows automatically installs the display drivers.

If this does not help, please install all the Windows updates (Including optional updates).

For more help, go through this link.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows-8/find-install-display-drivers

If the issue started after update to Windows 8.1, please refer to this link.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows8_1-hardware/computer-issues-after-update-to-windows-81/18eb491a-04cc-47aa-b629-796c8bfcaf17

Hope the information provided is helpful. Do reply, if you need further help.

Answer 5

Anonymous

By the way also lost audio out on my headphone jack! WTF!

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