Navigation section

unsleep

About this tag
The tag unsleep on WindowsForum.com covers a specific display issue where a monitor remains black after the computer wakes from sleep, despite keyboard input. In one discussed case, a Windows 7 desktop's HP monitor fails to turn on until a remote connection is established via TeamViewer, which then triggers the display. This suggests a potential problem with the graphics driver, power settings, or the monitor's inability to detect wake signals. Users troubleshooting this tag explore why a screen won't unsleep normally and seek solutions for persistent black screen after sleep mode.
  1. D

    Windows 7 display won't come on

    OK, this is just bizarre. My elderly (and quite remote) mother runs Win7 on her Pavillion desktop. Works fine. But in the last few weeks she's run into a problem where her HP2009a monitor just won't come on. It's powered up, but the screen is black. She hits keys on the keyboard, and it won't...
    • Doula23
    • Thread
    • black screen computer issues display elderly users hp pavilion monitor teamviewer troubleshooting unsleep windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
Back
Top