Anytime I turn my pc on all the icons text and everything on the screen doubles overlapping each oth

[Slusher17]

Anytime i turn my pc on the screen becomes shaky and the icons, text and everything on my screen doubles and overlap making it difficult to see or use the screen

[Kuroi_Kenshi]

Hi @Slusher17, 

Welcome to the HP Support Community! 

That sounds like a serious screen struggle! Hopefully, we can get everything back to normal soon and your display stops acting like it's in a funhouse mirror. 😬

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Meanwhile you can try these troubleshooting steps:

Disable Display Scaling (If Text and Icons Are Overlapping)

1. Press Win + R, type sysdm.cpl, and hit Enter.
2. Go to the Advanced tab and click Settings under Performance.
3. Under the Visual Effects tab, select Adjust for best appearance OR manually uncheck “Smooth edges of screen fonts” and “Enable desktop composition”.
4. Click Apply and OK.

Revert to Default Display Settings

If you suspect incorrect settings:

1. Open Settings → System → Display.
2. Scroll down and click "Advanced display settings".
3. Find and reset to default settings.

Change Display Resolution

1. Right-click on the desktop and select Display settings.
2. Scroll down to Display resolution.
3. Make sure it’s set to the recommended resolution (e.g., 1920x1080 for most screens).
4. Apply the changes and check if the issue is resolved.

Adjust Refresh Rate

1. Go to Display settings (Right-click on the desktop → Display settings).
2. Scroll down and click Advanced display settings.
3. Look for Refresh rate (e.g., 60Hz, 75Hz).
4. Try changing it to a lower or higher rate (if available) and see if the screen stabilizes.

Reset Graphics Driver (Quick Fix)

• Press Win + Ctrl + Shift + B to restart the graphics driver.
• The screen will go black for a second, then refresh.

Update Display Driver

1. Press Win + X and select Device Manager.
2. Expand Display adapters.
3. Right-click your graphics card (Intel, AMD, or NVIDIA) and choose Update driver.
4. Select Search automatically for drivers.

Keep me posted on how things go!

If you recently changed any display settings before this issue started, let me know what changes you made! 😊

We hope our assistance has been helpful! 

Take care and have an amazing day! 
 

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