Autumn’s big Windows update is apparently causing display problems

There’s a major Windows 11 update coming this season and it seems to be causing various screen-related issues for beta testers.

MSPoweruser reports that several users — both on Microsoft’s support forums as well as on Reddit — have complained about numerous monitor and display problems ever since they started testing the latest version of the Windows 11 operating system.

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The complaints include issues like: screen settings being reset every time their computers are restarted, black screens when using the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut to switch between apps, and black screens and lag while playing games in fullscreen.

Different solutions have been proposed, ranging from checking the hardware cables to updating display drivers to reinstalling the entire Windows operating system altogether.

If you’re experiencing screen-related issues with the latest Windows 11 version (24H2) and you’ve tried everything to no avail, your best option is likely to revert back to a previous version (23H2) until Microsoft resolves this issue. (In this case, reverting back to a previous version may or may not entail reinstalling Windows.)

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