Help: PC Suddenly Goes Black‑Screen Standby During Usage

Zach Lee 0 Reputation points
2026-09-01T08:34:28.3266667+00:00

1. Fault Description

My laptop has a reproducible abnormal issue: after power‑on, whether I am doing office work, running software, or playing games, the device will suddenly go black‑screen and enter standby mode after a period of runtime. There is no blue screen or pop‑up error message.

This issue shows distinct recurring patterns: it occurs one or multiple times every day. After the system restarts following the incident, the laptop can operate stably for a period of time, yet the problem persists over the long term. Recently, the fault has become far more frequent. When running performance‑demanding applications, this black‑screen standby may happen as often as every 10 minutes.

2. Request for Assistance

I would appreciate help diagnosing the root cause of my laptop’s frequent unintended sleep events. Please also advise on troubleshooting steps to resolve this fault.

Additional Information

1. PC Specifications

Model: Dell G3 3500 CPU: Intel Core i7‑10750H RAM: 16 GB GPU: GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB)

2. Excerpts from System Event Logs

Event ID: 524 Source: Kernel‑Power Description: Critical  Battery trigger condition is met

Event ID: 42 Source: Kernel‑Power Description: The system is entering sleep. Sleep Reason: Battery

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
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  1. Igor Leyko 112.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-01T12:01:21.8533333+00:00

    Let's hope that the problem is solved.

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  2. Igor Leyko 112.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-01T11:00:13.54+00:00

    Does charger connection help? Error description says that this is battery related problem.

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