screen flickering to black after installing docker and wsl2 for windows desktop on hp laptop

[tgoeminne]

• [ x] I have tried with the latest version of Docker Desktop

Actual behavior

when open laptop it starts twitching black screens on mouse move after install docker and wsl2 as lined out in windows docker instalation.

Expected behavior

not flickering black screens after installation///

happens everytime I open my laptop. Then need to restart the laptop, it will stop flickering. Next time open the laptop from sleep, it will flicker again black screens, need to restart laptop again to remove the flickering black screens.

• Windows Version: 11
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.15
• WSL2 or Hyper-V backend? wsl2
• Are you running inside a virtualized Windows e.g. on a cloud server or a VM: no desktop version on laptop hp

If this keeps happening I need to uninstall docker from laptop because it is too annoying to use like that.

[seriously01]

Same here. Curiously, it does not happen when I use the touch screen so it is clearly software related.

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[idraper]

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This is still happening for me.

[seriously01]

I found that re-installing/ updating the video drivers stopped the screen flicker but then the GUI for docker would hang up.

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[wastech]

Same here. I've been facing this kind of issue since last month..

[animalnots]

Likewise, upgrading WSL as described in a similar issue did not help

[benedict333]

Any fix is for this? I am also facing the same issue!

[AshokPIndy]

Have the same issue too!

[derasd]

Same here. Installed WSL 2 with Docker and screen started flickering.

EDIT For me Docker wasn't the problem. It was activating hyper-v. The thing that fixed it was a bios update.

[TimPickup]

Also happening for me. Flicker since installing docker desktop. Im using WSL2. Never had any similar issues. Windows 11 here

[wookba]

I have the issue as well, it's been happening since summer of 2022. (initial thought was "it's too warm").

I have dual screen setup, primary monitor is connected via short DP cable, second monitor is on high-end HDMI via Sony receiver, bit longer cable.

First time issue happened, I had weird artifacts near the edge, like drawing grid of rectangles... then monitor would go to sleep, no signal...

Cables replaced, support stand for GPU added, changed inputs on the receiver, and finally decided to duplicate monitors and see if it will continue...

[fabioduque]

I don't know if it helps anyone, but after some digging and some testing, I just fixed it by going into my NVIDIA Control Panel -> Manage 3D Settings -> Global Settings (tab) -> Vertical sync = Adaptive. It was happening to Docker and some other application and this fixed it. Let's see if it holds.