101 ways to fix laptop screen flickering continuously

One day, while using the laptop, the screen suddenly jerks continuously, intermittently, and gives an unstable signal. This situation will affect the user's eyes if they have to sit and work like that for a long time. Let's refer to TipsMake's 101 ways to fix the laptop screen jerking continuously through the following article!

Why does the laptop screen keep shaking?

- Due to screen cable

After a long time of use, poor screen contact, looseness, wear, etc. are also the causes of laptop screen shaking.

101 ways to fix laptop screen flickering continuously Picture 1 Due to loose screen caple, the phenomenon of continuous jerking occurs.

- The screen refresh rate is incorrect.

If you only see your laptop screen flickering continuously when connecting your computer to an external monitor, it may be due to an incorrect screen refresh rate. The function of the screen refresh rate is to measure the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second. Therefore, if the refresh rate is incorrect, the laptop screen will flicker.

- Due to faulty LCD screen

The LCD screen has been used for a long time or has been accidentally dropped or hit, which is a common cause of the laptop screen shaking continuously.

101 ways to fix laptop screen flickering continuously Picture 2 Due to LCD screen error

- Graphics card, video card is unstable

One of the reasons why the laptop screen keeps shaking is because the graphics card, video card or VGA is too old, leading to flickering and weakness.

How to fix laptop screen flickering continuously

- Update display driver

You need to start your computer in Safe Mode to properly update your computer's display driver . From here you can uninstall your current display driver, video card driver, and check for driver updates. Steps to follow:

+ Boot the computer into Safe Mode

Step 1. Go to Start menu > Settings > Updates & Security > Recovery in the left pane.

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Step 2. Under Advanced startup in the right pane, click the Restart now button. This action will restart the laptop and go to the blue Troubleshoot screen.

Step 3. Next, select Advanced options > Startup Settings and press Restart.

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Step 4. After the computer restarts, press button number 4 to select option number 4 or press F4 to turn on Safe Mode.

+ Remove current screen driver

Step 1. First, to uninstall the current driver in Safe Mode, right-click on the Start menu > Device Manager.

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Step 2. In the Device Manager window that appears, expand the Display adapters item to display the names of the display devices currently on the computer.

Step 3. Then right-click on the current display device name > Uninstall device.

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Step 4. And in the displayed dialog box, click the Delete the driver software for this device > Uninstall option.

Step 5. Restart your computer.

+ Reinstall display driver

Step 1. First, go to Start menu > Settings > Updates & Security.

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Step 2. Under Windows Update in the right pane, click the Check for updates button to download and install system updates, including the latest display driver.

+ Download the latest driver directly from the manufacturer

By default, Windows 10 has the ability to automatically update fixes, patches, and necessary drivers for the system. However, some important drivers are sometimes still missing.

If your Laptop screen starts to flicker or flicker it could be due to an outdated driver and if you are unsure about the driver manufacturer you can check by:

Step 1. First, right-click on the Start menu > Run and then type dxdiag in the blank box > OK.

Step 2. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window, select the Display 1 tab.

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Step 3. Here you will see the name, manufacturer, device type and all other relevant display information.

With information about the manufacturer, device name, you will know exactly where to find, download and update the driver directly. Most laptops are supported by the following driver manufacturers: NVIDIA, Intel and AMD

Each manufacturer will have a dedicated page for updates and downloads that corresponds to each model of each device.

- Change screen refresh rate

Your device's refresh rate is a measure of how many times the screen redraws in one second. A slow refresh rate can make it feel like the screen is flickering, when you're actually just dealing with slow video. To fix this, follow these steps:

Step 1. First, go to Start menu > Settings > System > Display in the right pane.

Step 2. Under Multiple displays in the right pane, select the Advanced display settings option.

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Step 3. Proceed to observe the screen refresh rate under the laptop screen information and the external monitor.

Step 4. Click Display adapter properties for either monitor to change the settings.

If your monitor supports a higher refresh rate but it is not available on your computer, reinstall the latest driver to fix the issue.

- Turn off Desktop Window Manager

Desktop Window Manager is the manager of all the desktop visual effects and features that support high-resolution displays. However, it is still possible that Desktop Window Manager processes are responsible for the laptop screen flickering or flickering. Here's how to disable Desktop Window Manager:

Step 1. First right-click on the Start menu > Run. Type services.msc in the blank box > OK.

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Step 2. In the new Services window, right-click on Desktop Window Manager Session Manager > Stop.

Step 3. Then continue to right-click on Desktop Window Manager Session Manager > Properties.

Step 4. Next, select the General tab in the new dialog box, then change the option in the Start-up type section to Disabled > OK.

If you have tried the above methods but the laptop screen is still flickering continuously, you should bring your laptop to a professional computer repair shop to have experienced technicians fix it for you. Hopefully you will successfully fix the problem of your laptop screen flickering continuously!

Jessica Tanner

Update 16 January 2025

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