A Number of users report Windows 10 won’t boot properly after October 2018 upgrade. It starts to load but Windows 10 stuck “preparing automatic repair” or Diagnosing phase for hours then states that startup could not be repaired.Also sometime you may notice due to power failure or after an improper shutdown, Windows 10 stuck on preparing automatic repair. Windows 10 Laptop fails to boot after Automatic Update and Automatic Repair unable to resolve: My Windows 10 Lenovo Ideapad 310-151sk fails to boot after undergoing an Automatic Microsoft Scheduled upate on the evening of 17 or 18 January 2019. All I get now is the 'Automatic Repair' screen.
Aug. 29, 2018 / Updated by Bessie Shaw to Windows 10
Nvidia/Intel HD/AMD Display Issues after Windows 10 Update
Windows 10 update issues have involved numerous users, the problems including no Wi-Fi on Windows 10, no sound, black screen, screen flickering and the Windows 10 display issues. We've listed top solutions workable to fix those issues and you can try them. This post is focusing on the display errors after Windows 10 update and the solution to easily fix the Windows 10 display issues.
Note: A display card is also called a video card, a display adapter, a video adapter, a graphics adapter, or a graphics card.
The most common Windows 10 display issues are:
You get the error message 'You may experience problems with the display' from computer when installing Windows 10.
The system's display output crashes after Windows 10 automatically updates the Nvidia graphics card drivers via Windows Update.
You get poor image rendering after Windows 10 upgrade.
You get stuttering issues when playing video games on Windows 10, especially when playing 3D games.
Windows 10 having problems getting the display driver installed.
A graphics problem has been detected.
Distorted or stretched screen with gray lines or green blocks.
Windows 10 not detecting graphics card.
GPU not detected after Windows 10 update.
The GPU driver is not working after installing Windows 10, or the video card is not detected on Windows 10.
Weird lines are all over the computer screen, or you get black screen after Windows 10 update.
After setup Windows 10 in PC video card not found.
In fact, Microsoft has warned you the problems with an Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) graphics when the Windows 10 Technical Preview came out. No matter you are using the Intel (R) HD graphics card, the Nvidia graphics, or the AMD Graphics, try the method below to fix graphics problems.
See Also: Display driver stopped responding and has recovered on Windows 10
How to Fix Display/Video/Graphics Driver Issues after Windows 10 Upgrade
The most effective way to fix this Windows 10 display/graphics issue is to fix the graphics driver issue, no matter if it’s the Nvidia graphics driver issue, GPU driver issue, Intel HD graphics issue, AMD graphics issue, etc. Windows 10 update will remove anything that is not compatible with it, including drivers. Therefore, if you get the Windows 10 display issues, that’s because the graphics driver is outdated, corrupted, damaged, or missing. How to solve Windows 10 display issues?
Locate the latest graphics driver in the manufacturer's website or from the OEM. This, however, costs you much time and requires some computer technique skills. If you prefer one-click simple method, try Driver Talent (formerly called DriveTheLife). This tool is pop among Windows users. It can help to check if the display driver has issues (if it’s outdated, corrupted or missing), and then install the latest official display driver to best match with Windows 10, either 64-bit or 32-bit.
Try Driver Talent on any Windows laptop, desktop or notebook, such as Asus, Acer, Dell, Lenovo, HP, ThinkPad, Toshiba, IBM, Sony, Gateway, Samsung, etc. to fix your video card error in Win 10.
Step 1. Scan the Graphics Card and Driver on Your Computer
Run Driver Talent after you install it on your computer, and click 'Scan'. It will scan your computer to check if the graphics driver is outdated, corrupted, damaged, missing or incompatible with Windows 10.
Step 2. Update or Fix the Graphics Driver
Driver Talent will show you in details. If the display driver is outdated, it will provide the “Update” button for you to 1-clcik update the driver; if the display driver is damaged, corrupted, or missing, you will have the “Repair” button to repair the driver with 1 click.
Step 3. Restart the Windows 10 Computer
The last step is to restart your computer. This will help to finish the driver installation.
Update: How to Fix Stretched Display Issue on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Some users reported that updating the display driver can't help to solve stretched screen problem or screen resolution issue on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. In this case, you need to roll back the graphics driver to an earlier version to fix the display/graphics/video problem. Here are the steps:
Step 1. Use Windows shortcut keysWin + X and select Device Manager.
Step 2. Expand the Display adapters entry and double-click the currently working display device.
Step 3. Go to the Driver tab and click the Roll Back Driver button.
Step 4. Click the OK button.
Step 5. Restart the computer.
Note: This method often works on PC with AMD display card. If you can't operate this method on your blind screen, you can enter Safe Mode to roll back the driver by forcing the computer to shutdown and turn on several times. When it come to the blue screen of Recovery, follow the on-screen instructions to boot to the Safe Mode. Or you can try restore the display driver with Driver Talent if you've backed it up before, or you can go to Device Manger to fix this driver issue.
Besides, thanks reports from some users, the display issue may be caused by confilcts between the AMD graphics driver and the Realtek sound card driver. Those AMD display card users can also try a clean install of AMD video drivers and uninstall the Realtek Audio drivers to fix the display problem.
You can also adjust the screen resolution in the display/graphics card properties:
Step 1. Use shortcut keys Win + I to open Settings.
Step 2. Go to the System menu.
Step 3. Select the Display tab on the left pane and on the right side, scroll down and click Display adapter properties under the Detect button.
Step 4. Click the List All Modes button.
Step 5. A list of valid modes pops up. Select the mode that matches with your computer display resolution and click the OK button.
See Also:Common Display/Graphics Problems and Solutions for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Update on November 24th:
If you encounter distorted display/graphics/video problems after the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can refer to Fix Distorted Screen or Gray Screen after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to find more solutions. Here are one of the useful methods:
1. Right-click anywhere of the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Expand the Display and then highlight the Change resolution.
3. On the right side, select 8 bpc (or lower value) from the drop-down menu of Output color depth.
4. Restart the PC.
See Also:How to Fix NVIDIA Control Panel Won't Open on Windows 10
This will solve display/video/graphics problem like distorted screen, stretched screen or gray screen with lines.
If the above solutions are still not working, you might need to wait until a hotfix is released by the Redmond gaint or roll back to previous version of Windows 10.
These related articles may also interest you:
How to Fix AMD Radeon Graphics Error 43 on Windows 10
How to Fix AMD Radeon Graphics Not Showing on Windows 10
How to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10/8/7
If you have any other Windows 10 display problems, leave it in the comments section below or click the SUPPORT menu button on the left of thispage. We'll try to help out. Any other Windows 10-related issues, please see Windows 10 section on this site.
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If you are facing problems with your Windows 10 computer and you or the OS decides to run Startup Repair – and if Startup Repair fails then you may receive a screen with the following message – Automatic Startup Repair couldn’t repair your PC. The full error message reads like this:
Automatic Startup Repair couldn’t repair your PC . Press “Advanced options” to try other options to repair your PC or “Shut Down” to turn off your PC. Log file: C:WindowsSystem32LogfilesSrtSrtTrail.txt
Automatic Startup Repair couldn’t repair your PC
If you get into this situation here are a few things you could try. Please go through the entire list first and then decide which of the suggestions may apply in your case and which of these you would like to try.
Before you begin checking this log file could give you an idea of the error cause:
1] Rebuild BCD & Repair MBR
You need to rebuild the Boot Configuration Data file and repair the Master Boot Record file. To do this, click on the Advanced Options and then select Command Prompt. Following that, your system will ask for the password. After entering it, you will find the command prompt right on your screen. Enter the following commands one by one-
These commands will fix Boot Sector problems. After running these commands, check whether you can start normally or not.
2] Run chkdsk
Checking the Disk for errors might be a good idea. So again open the Command Prompt windows as explained above and run the following command and see if that helps:
For your information, the command will scan and fix problems of your C drive only.
3] Use DISM Tool in Safe Mode
Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode, open Command Prompt with administrator privilege, and Run DISM to repair the System Image:
This command will use the Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management tool to scan for possible corruption. For your information, this command takes a while to run so do not close the window.
4] Disable Early launch anti-malware protection
If you have been facing these problems after installing an anti-malware program, this solution will fix it. After clicking on Advanced options, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings.
On the Startup Settings page, hit the Restart button.
You will on restart see this screen. You need to press the ‘8’ key on your keyboard to select Disable early launch anti-malware protection setting.
Your system will start that within moments.
5] Disable automatic Startup Repair
When you have a system drive related issue, the Automatic Startup Repair window opens up automatically during boot. If you think you are in such a situation, you can disable automatic Startup Repair. You need to click on Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Command Prompt and execute the following command:
Restart your computer and see.
6] Restore registry from RegBack directory
Sometimes, a wrong registry value can create this problem. See if restoring the registry helps you. To do this open the Command Prompt from Advanced options, and execute the following command-
You will be asked whether you want to overwrite all files or partially. You should type All and hit the Enter button. Following that, you need to restart your computer and check whether the problem remains or not.
7] Reset this PC
This option in Windows 10 helps users get factory settings without removing any personal files. Use the Reset this PC option in Troubleshoot menu as the last option.
There are a few other things you could try, and these are related to your hardware actually.
- Unplug and reconnect the hard drive
- Reconnect RAM
- Unplug all external devices.
All the best!
Related read: Windows 10 Automatic Startup Repair failed.
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