Millions of Windows users could potentially be affected by a computer glitch that results in a “black screen of death” after a security update is made, UK security firm Prevx reported in a blog post. Users that are affected log on to find there is no desktop, task bar, system tray or side bar. “Instead you are left with a totally black screen and a single My Computer Explorer window,” reads the post. “Even this window might be minimized making it hard to see.”
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Fix May Revive PCs Plagued by Mysterious Black Screen of Death
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 1, 2009 09:04 AMMillions of Windows users could potentially be affected by a computer glitch that results in a “black screen of death” after a security update is made, UK security firm Prevx reported in a blog post. Users that are affected log on to find there is no desktop, task bar, system tray or side bar. “Instead you are left with a totally black screen and a single My Computer Explorer window,” reads the post. “Even this window might be minimized making it hard to see.”