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Problem with loosing the desktop and windows function after 5 mins
I have a Dell XPS that I had upgraded to Windows 10 over a year ago.
Everything was going fine until today when I started the computer, Logged in and was reading a web page and suddenly my desktop and task bar dissapeared.
I have been fighting this for most of the day. I can re-start the computer, log in and upon start up, operate the computer as normal. But after five minutes of doing anything, if I am in desktop or windows file manager. suddenly the screen goes dark and you can do nothing except control-alt-delete and reboot. If I am in a web browser I can continue to surf the Internet but can not do anything outside of the browser.
I tried the following:
Check control panel. Made sure that the computer power settings were set to not sleeping or powering down. Ensured that the computer would not go into Hibernation mode.
Checked and ensured that the tablet mode is turned off.
Ran complete malware check, no issue.
Any other settings or idea that I can do?
I am a above average windows user as I once worked as a client side administrator in the USAF but this one has me stumped.
Any suggestions would be greately appreciated.