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anlzyy Author

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Macbook Pro (2016) Screen becomes black when starting but returns after using for a while?

Hi,

I have had this problem for a very long while:

whenever I leave my MacBook's screen off (i.e. turned it off, left it to sleep, inactivity for 20 minutes with the screen off), the next time I turn it on, the screen becomes completely dark but the laptop is on (can see such when connected to an external monitor).

If I leave the screen on for like 10 minutes, the screen will start getting back to normal - from top to bottom horizontally. (sometimes I had to use my hands to squeeze the screen to help it recover faster)

There is definitely something wrong with the screen I am sure - but just very confusing why it could return to fully working after a while of staying on?

anyone knows why?

Posted on Oct 31, 2021 6:24 PM

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Sonicray

Level 5

4,556 points

Posted on Oct 31, 2021 6:32 PM

Have you tried both:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204063

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201295

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