How to check and detect dead spots on Desktop

Most people who have just bought a computer monitor or laptop want to see if their screen has 'dead spots' or not? Because a 'dead spot' is a point on the screen that can only display one color on the screen (for example black) or not display any color at all.

Below, TipsMake will show you how to find dead pixels on the screen using the very compact software - Dead Pixel Locator .

Step 1 : First, download the Dead Pixel Locator software:

How to check and detect dead spots on Desktop Picture 1

After downloading, extracting and opening the software, you will see the software interface as follows:

How to check and detect dead spots on Desktop Picture 2

Looking at the picture, you will see there are boxes with color names such as White, Black, Yellow.

Step 2: Click on each color in turn, that color will appear full screen. You just need to check the screen for errors, pay attention to see if any strange pixels appear on the screen, have a color different from the color of the screen or not.

In the picture is my screen when clicking on the 'Yellow' button .

How to check and detect dead spots on Desktop Picture 3

To best use Dead Pixel Locator, you can refer to how to use Dead Pixel Locator here:

As you can see, TipsMake's screen doesn't have any strange colored pixels. On the contrary, if there is a dead spot, that spot will appear immediately on the screen as a small black dot on the screen. Thanks to that, you will know how and take timely measures to best handle your computer.

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Jessica Tanner

Update 14 June 2024