how to fix white blank screen on laptop

Windows 10 often experiences Blue Screen of Death errors. There are several other screens of death that a Windows machine can face. An aggravating problem that prevents you from using a laptop effectively is when a laptop starts up and displays a white screen instead of the login screen. The white screen issue on laptops could be brought on by a non-working display, a bad graphics card, malware/viruses, etc.

let’s go to see how to fix the white blank screen on the laptop startup
 

Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete

You can fix the white blank screen problem by simply using a keyboard shortcut.

Keep in mind that this could be just a workaround, so you'll have to repeat it whenever the problem occurs.

 

Restart Your Windows 10 Operating System By Force

The plain, brilliant white blank screen is the primary sign of the White Screen of Death mistake. You could believe that nothing can be done to remove this blank screen. Naturally, your initial course of action would be to make the machine restart on its own.
To perform a force restart, push and hold the power button for a few seconds. Do not remove your finger from the power button, till the shutdown sequence finishes. Reboot your device to see if you are free of the White screen errors.

 

Remove every peripheral that is connected to a USB ports

Your machine's White blank Screen problem may be caused by external gadgets. Unplug USB devices from the corresponding slots. To try and solve this issue, not even your USB mouse or keyboard should be attached.

Restart the system once it is clear of any USB accessories. As you start the system now, the white blank screen problem should be resolved. To identify which USB device is responsible for the White blank Screen problem, plug in each one separately.

 

 Remove your laptop battery

This approach seems simple, yet it has a lot of benefits. Many screen issues, according to some users, can be resolved by just taking out the battery and restarting the computer.

How to remove the battery? This should be done by following the laptop’s instruction manual.

After removing the battery, make sure your laptop isn’t connected to the power cable.

Press and hold the power button for at least 30 seconds.

Place the battery back into the cell box and turn on your laptop to check if you still get the white screen.

 

Connect Laptop to External Display

As we have mentioned above, the display problem is a major reason for laptops' white screens. So It is necessary to connect your laptop to an external display to check this issue.

How to connect to an external display

To connect the external display to a laptop, locate the correct port on the body of your laptop. Most laptops utilize one or more of the following connections: HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, or USB-C (Thunderbolt 3). Some older laptops use VGA.

Once you plug the display into your laptop, you may be required to press one or more keys on the laptop's keyboard to "activate" the external display. This shortcut key combination varies depending on the laptop, but is often one of the following: hold the Fn key, and then press F3, F4, F5, F7, F8, F9, or F10.

 

Update drivers

Update graphics drivers to a newer version can be easily resolved. You can do this in safe mode or with another user account that works properly. Sometimes you may even have to remove your graphics card driver entirely.

The steps to enter Safe Mode are as follows

Press the power button to restart the PC.

When the Windows log appears, hold the power button for a few seconds.

Repeat the process one more time. Upon the third restart, you should see a blue screen with several options.

Select Troubleshoot / Advanced options / Startup Settings and click the Restart button.

Once your PC restarts, select Safe Mode with Networking from the available list.

How to update your graphics driver
 

Type device manager into the taskbar's search box, and then choose it from the list of results.

Select the arrow to expand Display adapters

Under Display Adapters, right-click the adapter, then select Update driver

To get the latest recent driver for your system, you might need to get in contact with the manufacturer of your PC or display adapter.

Uninstall  graphics  driver

 
Type device manager into the taskbar's search box, and then choose it from the list of results.

       Select the arrow to expand Display adapters

            Under Display adapters, right-click the adapter, then select Properties. 
Select the Delete the driver software for this device check box, and then select OK.

Run sfc/scannow command

On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R key at the same time to invoke the Run box.

Type cmd and press Shift+Ctrl+Enter together on your keyboard to open Command Prompt in the administrator mode.

Note: Do NOT click OK or just press the Enter key as that won’t allow you to open Command Prompt in the administrator mode.

Type sfc /scannow (or copy-paste) and press Enter. Then wait for the verification is 100% complete.

Restart your computer to check whether the white screen issue is fixed or not.

You can use the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool for a more thorough analysis and repair if the result reveals that there are damaged files but SFC is unable to fix them.

 

Use the DISM tool

Press the Windows key + X and click on Windows PowerShell (Admin)  to open the app with administrative privileges.

Type or paste the following command and press Enter:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Be patient and don't pause the repair procedure; it can take ten minutes or longer.
Restart your computer after the DISM utility has fixed your files.

Deployment Image Servicing & Management, or DISM, is used to resolve any corruption issues that can hinder the SFC tool's ideal operation. Additionally, if the Windows 11 installation file is damaged, this program will be helpful.

Use the System Restore

Press Windows Key + S, type create a restore point and select the option from the results.

Click on the System Restore button.

The most recent restore point will be suggested, but you may click Choose a different restore point and then press the Next button to choose one that was already made.

Select the desired restore point and click Next.

System files should be restored to their previous, healthy state after the process is finished.
 

Update Windows

Installing the latest updates can fix these unknown issues with the Windows 10 system. You can check if the latest update is installed by going to the "Updates and Security" section of the Windows Settings app.

 Open Settings

Right-click on the Windows Start button and select Settings

 Settings > Update & Security settings > Windows Update

Wait for the process to complete and restart your device to install the changes.
Do not restart or turn off your computer during this process. Interrupting the process could deliver incomplete or faulty patches of the Windows update files.
 

Uninstall a Recent Windows Update

You can go back to the previous version of Windows in order to resolve the problem if you find that the WSOD started happening following a recent upgrade. Here is how to go about it.

Click Settings, then Update and Security, and on the Windows Update page, press View update history.

Click Uninstall updates to view the list of installed applications.

Have a look at the installed dates to confirm recently updated applications. Right-click on your selection and press Uninstall.

Reboot your computer and this should revert your system to the previous version.

 

Modify your registry

Enter Safe Mode by following the instructions from the above solution. (Check your drivers)

In Safe Mode, press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog. Now enter regedit and press Enter or click OK.

When Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following location:
Modify your registry

1.  Enter Safe Mode by following the instructions from the first solution.

2. In Safe Mode, press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog. Now enter regedit and press Enter or click OK.

3.    When Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Winlogon

In the right pane, you should see a Shell string. Right-click on it and choose Delete from the menu.

When the confirmation dialog appears, click on Yes.

Once you delete this value, restart your PC and try to start Windows normally.