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Sep 14, 2026 6:43 PM UTC
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Windows 11 - My screen is going completely black from the bottom whenever I drag an object.

Windows 11 - My screen is going completely black from the bottom whenever I drag an object. I can still see my object, but from the object bottom to the taskbar at the bottom it turns completely black. The black adjusts according to where i drag the object.

 

The laptop is a 17” HP Envy.

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doug_1890Author
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Sep 14, 2026 10:28 PM UTC

 

If you were to drag the blue box, the black bar would adjust with your dragging. it stops as soon as you let go of the object. 

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doug_1890Author
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Sep 14, 2026 10:29 PM UTC

Thank you, ​@BobLevine for your help!

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BobLevine
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Sep 15, 2026 11:14 AM UTC

Are you clicking and dragging immediately or are you clicking, holding and then dragging. Also, check your preferences under live screen drawing. Finally, do you have any effects applied to the object?

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BobLevine
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Sep 14, 2026 7:54 PM UTC

Is InDesign? Is Windows? Can you do a quick screen grab of this?

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doug_1890Author
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Sep 14, 2026 8:08 PM UTC

Yes… I’ll get a screen cap. Thank you very much for your help.

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doug_1890Author
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Sep 14, 2026 8:09 PM UTC

I’ll have to take a picture of it. It only happens when dragging

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BobLevine
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Sep 14, 2026 7:07 PM UTC

Are InDesign and Windows fully updated? Is GPU Performance enabled? If so, disable it to see if it makes a difference. Also, make sure your video drivers are up to date.

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doug_1890Author
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Sep 14, 2026 7:24 PM UTC

GPU is not available for me

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doug_1890Author
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Sep 14, 2026 7:25 PM UTC

I’ll check the drivers

 

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