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sheila_3632
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Sep 11, 2026 2:57 PM UTC
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Help - When I open Illustrator, the whole screen is black and pixilated. All AI files look like this. How can I send a screenshot to show y'all? Thanks!

 

 

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    sheila_3632
    Participant
    Sep 11, 2026 3:32 PM UTC

    Hi - I’m on a PC

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    Anubhav M
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Sep 16, 2026 10:24 PM UTC

     Hello ​@sheila_3632 

     

    I’m sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind performing a clean reinstallation of the GPU(s) drivers (Intel / NVIDIA / AMD) and setting the Graphics Preference to High-Performance for Illustrator (https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/faqs/GPU-110.html) and checking if it helps?

     

    Looking forward to hearing from you.
    Anubhav

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    sheila_3632
    Participant
    Sep 11, 2026 3:32 PM UTC

    I’m on a PC. 

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    sishamIAGD
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 11, 2026 3:17 PM UTC

    Have you tried anything like this..
     

     

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    sheila_3632
    Participant
    Sep 11, 2026 3:21 PM UTC

    I’ll give it a try. I wonder if I need to uninstall and install an older version. Other designers on my floor can open their files no problem, and they didn’t update. So, I’ve for a few tricks to try. 

     

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    sishamIAGD
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    Community Expert
    Sep 11, 2026 3:28 PM UTC

    There is also this maybe… depends what OS you’re on I guess as you haven’t said?

     

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