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AlabamaCypress
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Dec 17, 2025

White Screen Before Windows Login. How to fix?

I recently installed Windows PC and everything seems to be working as expected. However, there is a small annoyance that I can't seem to fix. When I restart or power on the laptop, a white screen appears for about 1-2 seconds before the logon window appears.

Any ideas what could cause this?

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  • emmarose77's avatar
    emmarose77
    Occasional Reader

    I’ve seen this happen before. It’s often related to display or GPU drivers loading during boot. I’d try updating (or reinstalling) your graphics driver from the manufacturer’s site and checking BIOS/firmware updates as well. Sometimes disabling fast startup in Windows can also help reduce that brief flash.

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