I went to Microsoft support with this and here's their explanation. Although my account show that I was logged-in to my local account, I was in fact logged-in to my MSA. They explained that this is...

When I try and change sign-in from my local account to my MSA I can't. On the "Your Info" page, I click on "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead"

The process responds like I'm trying to add a...

I couldn't get the EVGA 1050 TI to work and returned it. I then ordered an ASUS 1050 TI and I installed it and was up an running in a matter of minutes. I suspect my EVGA card may have been DOA.

Thanks Steve, actually I did not get a "black" screen as my initial post stated, I got a "blank" screen. At any rate, my XPS 9100 has an I7 930 CPU with no onboard GPU. I did delete the drivers on...

Still a no-go. I've boxed the card for a return. Thanks for your feedback. Perhaps I've a faulty card. I may try another.

Thanks, I'll try that and if it doesn't work I'm returning the card.

It has an HMDI port but that connection doesn't work either.

Circa 2011, Dell Studio XPS 9100. I did contact customer service at EVGA and they thought this card should work in my system. I then contacted their service department & the tech rep thought there...

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I tried to install an EVGA GTX 1050 TI GPU today and when I booted the system after installation all I could get was a black screen. My system:
- Dell Studio XPS 9100, CPU I7-930, 9GB Ram, 525W...

Thanks, just tried it, rebooted and all is well