About this tag
The tag 'black box' on WindowsForum.com covers user reports of unexplained black rectangles appearing on screen, often in specific locations like the upper left corner or within applications such as Outlook. Recurring themes include display artifacts after Windows updates, registry edits for shortcut arrows, or remote desktop sessions. Users seek identification and removal methods, with some suspecting viruses or driver issues. The tag also includes a reference to a physical 'black box' device in Tasmania, but the majority of content focuses on troubleshooting these visual anomalies in Windows environments.
  1. leffep

    Windows 10 What's this, how to stop it?

    Hi All What's this in the black box and how to get it stopped? It comming now and then with sound
  2. whoosh

    VIDEO Scientists Build Mysterious 'Black Box' In Tasmania

    :curious:
  3. Pinocchio21

    Black box in Outlook

    Hi guys, Sorry if this board is wrong. I have a Microsoft Surface Pro X. I connect to a terminal server Windows Server 2012 via RDP. Sometimes in the remote session I have a black box in Outlook. When Outlook is minimized and maximized that black box is goes and comes. Tried to disable...
    • Pinocchio21
    • Thread
    • black box graphics hardware acceleration microsoft outlook rdp remote session surface pro troubleshooting windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  4. F

    Windows 10 windows search bar only gives a black box..help

    how to cure the windows search bar black box
  5. iosman123

    Windows 10 Vertical black box appearing on upper left of laptop screen?.

    Hello, I down loaded iso of windows 10 tech preview and installed it on a toshiba l505d-es5025 laptop. Ran it for a couple of days and then a vertical black box started to appear on the upper left of the screen. Only when I am at the desktop. Never while in an app or on web at first. Now...
    • iosman123
    • Thread
    • black box desktop graphics laptop screen issue technical preview toshiba troubleshooting virus windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. I

    Windows 7 Removing Shortcut Arrows from Desktop Icons in Windows 7: Registry Edit Issues

    Hello. I would like to remove the shortcut arrows from the icons on my desktop. I made the registry change by creating a new key, naming it Shell Icons and putting in a new string %windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50 When I start my computer sometimes the arrows are gone and sometimes there is a...
    • iflog
    • Thread
    • 64-bit black box customization desktop graphics issues icons performance quad core ram registry shell32 shortcuts ssd system32 user interface windows 7
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. C

    Windows 10 Vertical black box appearing on upper left of laptop screen

    I down loaded iso of windows 10 tech preview and installed it on a toshiba l505d-es5025 laptop. Ran it for a couple of days and then a vertical black box started to appear on the upper left of the screen. Only when I am at the desktop. Never while in an app or on web at first. Now appears at...
    • carbuffdm
    • Thread
    • black box desktop display graphics driver screen artifact technical preview toshiba troubleshooting virus windows 10
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. O

    Windows 8 Odd black box in upper left corner of screen

    So recently, i dont know when this started a black box has been apearing in the upper left corner of my screen. It appears about every 20 seconds and only stays for about half a second. I was able to get it on a screenshot. If anybody can tell me what this is and how to disable it, it will be...
    • osarc99
    • Thread
    • black box bug fixes display issues graphics screen issue screenshots troubleshooting user interface visual glitch windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. Basher

    Windows 7 Black Box for Windows 7

    Hey Guys n Gals, I have just found out about a program called Black Box or PSR "Problem Steps Recorder" If you didn't know about it type PSR in the globe search box and play - its something that could be useful for people to run and post when they are having problems. What do you think? Basher
    • Basher
    • Thread
    • black box help problem steps recorder psr recording software troubleshooting user guide utility windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. S

    Windows 7 gadget help please

    guys kindly help.. my gadgets wont appear on the desktop.. when i add for example the clock gadget all that appears is a black box... what can i do so that the clock would appear..?? thanks for the help.... attached is the image of my desktop with the gadgets..Link Removed
    • saintzer05
    • Thread
    • black box clock configuration desktop display gadgets help issues troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
  11. L

    Windows 7 Gadgets are not working

    I have windows 7 starter and my gadgets do not work. the clock shows up as a black box, the slideshow does not show anything, etc. The only options I get next to the gadgets when I 'hover' my pointer is 'close' and 'move'; I do not get the 'options' or 'resize' keys. I have tried everything...
    • lileve563
    • Thread
    • black box clock gadgets registry settings slideshow troubleshooting uac windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Software
  12. T

    Windows 7 Tooltip text displays as a black box

    Some tooltips will not display properly. They will display as a black empty box. It is not all tooltips. I think it is only in Java programs. It became a huge problem because I use Netbeans and the tooltips in there quite often. I tried searching for a solution but did not find anything. Any...
  13. Highwayman

    Windows 7 Need for Speed : The Run, announced by EA games as Dx10/11 only

    EA announced today the latest title in the Need for Speed series, Need for Speed: The Run. NFS: The Run takes players on a heart-pounding cross-country race from San Francisco to New York. Launching on November 15, Need for Speed The Run lures players into an underground world of...
    • Highwayman
    • Thread
    • action announcement black box car chases cross-country directx 11 ea games electronic arts frostbite gaming intense story need for speed racing release run speed track video games
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Games