Screen flickering and entering sleep mode when playing high intensity games

[Oliver931]

the issue started a couple of days ago, and it seems to be more frequent. Hp victus 16 gaming laptop. my drivers are updated but it keeps happening. what can i do to resolve this?

I checked when it happens in Event viewer<Windows Logs<System There is a warning which states:

Power Manager has not requested suppression of all input (INPUT_SUPPRESS_REQUEST=0)

Any resolutions?

[Pallipurath]

Hi @Oliver931,

Welcome to the HP Support Community.

Thank you for posting your query.

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing screen flickering and the laptop entering sleep mode while playing high-intensity games on your HP Victus 16 gaming laptop, tI would request you to please follow the steps:

Check Display Refresh Rate

• Go to Settings > System > Display > Advanced display settings.
• Ensure the refresh rate is set to the panel’s native (often 144Hz on Victus models).
• Some users report flickering at 60Hz but stability at 144Hz

Disable Panel Self‑Refresh

• Open Intel Graphics Command Center (if using Intel iGPU).
• Under Power settings, disable Panel Self Refresh. This prevents the display from “sleeping” during low activity.

Update/Reinstall GPU Drivers

• Even if updated, try a clean reinstall:
• Use DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) in Safe Mode.
• Reinstall the latest NVIDIA/AMD drivers directly from their site (not Windows Update).
• This clears corruption that can cause flicker and sleep triggers.

Reduce Background Applications:

• Close unnecessary background applications during gameplay to free up resources.
• Use the Booster feature in OMEN Gaming Hub, which can automatically close nonessential apps when a game is launched.

Take care and have an amazing day!

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Regards

Pallipurath.