{"id":189761,"date":"2022-05-03T12:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=189761"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:47:20","slug":"microsoft-has-fixed-screen-flickering-issue-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-has-fixed-screen-flickering-issue-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft has fixed the screen flickering issue affecting Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft\u2019s latest flagship PC operating system, hasn\u2019t exactly been setting the world on fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/articles\/adoption-of-windows-11-slowing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows 11&#8217;s popularity and uptake<\/a> has been slowing down recently. Windows 10 remains popular among Windows users and the Windows 11 launch hasn\u2019t exactly been a smooth one with issues affecting key features such as <a href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/articles\/issues-windows-defender-windows-11-beta-build-22581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows Defender<\/a>. Even updates themselves, designed to improve usability, have been causing problems with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowslatest.com\/2022\/04\/26\/windows-11-kb5012643-released-heres-everything-new-and-improved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent update<\/a> <strong>breaking the Windows safe Mode<\/strong>, used by so many to help fix problems they come up against. Well, here at least there is some good news for the ailing flagship OS.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/2603762474\/windows-11-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing that Windows 11 does have going for it is an<strong> engaged user community<\/strong> always on the lookout for features that need improving or fixing. This is why the Safe Mode flickering problem that made it unusable when users clicked the Start Menu, File Explorer or Task Bar was so <strong>quickly picked up and reported on the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows 11 Feedback Hub<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft has released an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-health\/status-windows-11-21h2#2816msgdesc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue Details document<\/a> outlining that the problem relates to the <strong>\u201cSafe Mode without Networking\u201d<\/strong> option. This means that the workaround for the problem is to only activate \u201cSafe Mode with Networking\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news, however, is that <strong>Microsoft is rolling out a fix<\/strong>, or maybe we should say rolling back a fix. The software giant has initiated a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/windows-it-pro-blog\/known-issue-rollback-helping-you-keep-windows-devices-protected\/ba-p\/2176831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Known Issue Rollback (KIR)<\/a>, to address the issue. The company says that users <strong>should allow for up to 24 hours to receive the update<\/strong> and that <strong>a system restart may help<\/strong> to resolve the issue sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Microsoft launched <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/downloads\/windows-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows 10<\/a> it told us that it would be the last operating system we\u2019d ever need on our PCs. We were assured that the software giant would continuously update windows 10 keeping us safe from online threats and up to speed with all the latest innovations and features. Now that we\u2019ve been moved on to Windows 11, <strong>not all users are happy with the experience<\/strong>. If you have experienced any other problems with Windows over the last few months, either Windows 10 or Windows 11, you may want to check out our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/articles\/best-free-windows-10-windows-11-repair-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best free Windows 10\/Windows 11 repair tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft\u2019s latest flagship PC operating system, hasn\u2019t exactly been setting the world on fire. Windows 11&#8217;s popularity and uptake has been slowing down recently. Windows 10 remains popular among Windows users and the Windows 11 launch hasn\u2019t exactly been a smooth one with issues affecting key features such as Windows Defender. Even updates themselves, designed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-has-fixed-screen-flickering-issue-windows-11\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Microsoft has fixed the screen flickering issue affecting Windows 11&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9073,"featured_media":189769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3149],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-189761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionwindows-11"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323982,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189761\/revisions\/323982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189761"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=189761"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=189761"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=189761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}