GameLoop Black Screen on Launch — Fix for Windows PC

GameLoop opening to a black screen — either immediately or after the loading animation — is one of the most common issues on Windows 10 and 11. The emulator process starts, but nothing appears in the main window except a solid black frame. **Why it happens:** GameLoop runs a small Android virtual machine using a hardware-accelerated graphics layer. If the graphics driver, DirectX, or Windows composition layer has a conflict with the virtualization engine, the VM starts but its display output never reaches the window. A black screen is almost always a graphics rendering or driver conflict — not a download or account issue. **What you'll see:** GameLoop window opens (you may hear audio or see a mouse cursor change), but the interior stays black. This is different from a crash (window closes) or a freeze (window stops responding). Before starting: verify whether the black screen is only in the main GameLoop client, only in a specific game, or in all games. The fix path differs. | Symptom | Most likely cause | |---------|-------------------| | Black screen in GameLoop client only | Renderer conflict (OpenGL/Vulkan) | | Black screen in one specific game | Game settings or asset issue | | Black screen in all games | GPU driver or DirectX version | | Black on first launch, works after restart | Startup race condition — Fix 1 |