Windows 11 Screen Flickering on Startup

I’d appreciate it if you could share your thoughts on the guidance I provided—did it resolve the issues, and is there anything else I can assist with?

Looking forward to your feedback!

Best regards,

Udit

Hello Andy.

Thank you so much for reaching out,, I am Udit and I am glad to assist you today.

Based on what you described, the flickering screen on startup could be caused by a setting called Fast Startup, an issue with your graphics driver, or possibly something loading incorrectly during startup.

Let’s walk through a few steps to fix it.

1. Turn Off Fast Startup

Press Windows key + R, type control, and press Enter.

Click on Power Options.

On the left, click Choose what the power buttons do.

Then click Change settings that are currently unavailable.

Uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended).

Click Save changes, then restart your laptop to test.

2. Update or Reinstall Your Display Driver

Right-click the Start button and select Device Manager.

Expand Display adapters.

Right-click your display driver (it might say Intel, AMD, or NVIDIA), then click

Update driver.

If that doesn’t help:

Right-click it again, choose Uninstall device, and then restart your laptop. Windows will reinstall the driver automatically.

You can also visit the(https://support.hp.com) and enter your laptop model to download the latest graphics driver directly from them.

Try a Clean Boot

Sometimes, apps that load with Windows can cause flickering. Here’s how to check that:

Press Windows key + R, type msconfig, and press Enter.

* Go to the Services tab, check Hide all Microsoft services, then click Disable all.

* Switch to the Startup tab, and click Open Task Manager.

* Disable all startup items there.

* Restart your PC and see if the flickering is gone.

If it is, you can turn things back on one at a time to find the troublemaker.

4. Check for Windows Updates

It’s always good to be fully updated:

Go to Settings > Windows Update and click Check for updates.

Install any that are available, including optional driver updates.

5. Run a System Check

This will fix any small errors in Windows that might be causing the problem:

1. Type cmd in the Start menu, right-click Command Prompt, and choose Run as administrator.
2. In the black window, type: sfc /scannow Then press Enter.

Once that’s done, also run:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

After both finish, restart your laptop again.

Let me know how it goes!

Regards

Udit

Hi Andy,

No problem at all—and I’m really glad to hear that reinstalling the graphics driver resolved the issue! Thanks for confirming that.

If you run into anything else or need assistance in the future, feel free to reach out.

Take care,

Udit

Hi Udit

Thanks for your help and sorry about the delay responding. I didn't get an email telling me that a reply had been posted.

I carried out options 1 and 2 as you suggested and re-installed the latest graphics driver and that appears to have solved the problem.

Thanks again

Andy