Laptop screen greys out from time to time, apps can open normally but nothing on desktop and taskbar

By Guest Jennifrog
April 17, 2023 in Microsoft Products Support & Discussions

https://extremetechsupport.com/topic/262055-laptop-screen-greys-out-from-time-to-time-apps-can-open-normally-but-nothing-on-desktop-and-taskbar/

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Posted April 17, 2023

This had been happening from quite a while now. My laptop (currently windows 10) sometimes goes to a grey screen after I open it again from sleep mode. I can toggle between my software that are already opened, but I cannot open new software, as there is no way to access them (Search bar disappears, desktop turns completely grey, taskbar is also completely grey). I can save files properly. I cannot open task manager as right clicking the taskbar doesn't do anything. I need to restart my laptop after this, and everything is normal again. I cannot force use any function keys or short cuts to open

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