How to troubleshoot and resolve flickering, blotching, discoloration, or inconsistent brightness on a Razer Blade display

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This article provides instructions on how to fix flickering, blotching, discoloration, or inconsistent brightness on the Razer Blade display.

Keep your Razer Blade up to date to resolve this issue.

You can view the video below for instructions or review a copy of the video transcript.

Important: Rule out physical or hardware defects before going through this troubleshooting process.

  • Connect an external monitor via HDMI to the Razer Blade. If the display issues persist, then it is likely to be a hardware issue.

  • Perform a pixel test and look for any defective pixels. If any pixel is still dead or flickering after the test, then they are physically defective.

Step-by-step process

  1. Check for the latest BIOS update.

    1. Go to the Support page of your Razer Blade.

    2. Click on "Drivers & Downloads".

  2. Ensure your system is up to date. See How to update your Razer Blade's Windows OS for more details. If you just updated Windows, please install the "Optional updates" under Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options.

  3. Restart the Razer Blade.

If the issue persists, perform the following:

  • Adjust your screen resolution to match the screen resolution of the game or application.

  • Roll back GPU drivers via Windows Update
  • Reinstall the updated graphics driver.

If the issue persists, perform a system recovery or factory reset and repeat the process.

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Additional steps for inconsistent brightness

  1. Open Device Manager.

  2. Select and expand “Monitors”.

    Expand monitors

  3. Right-click “Generic PnP Monitor” > “Uninstall device”.

    uninstall monitor driver

  4. Click “Scan for hardware changes”.

    Scan for hardware changes

  5. Once completed, observe your Razer Blade’s displays.

If the issue persists, perform a system recovery or factory reset and repeat the process.

See the answers below for more details.

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