# Cant see any display or work area

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454 "2021-12-21T05:59:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mallard)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454/1 "2021-12-21T05:59:20Z")

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I’ve tried installing the app both through the standalone installer and the Microsoft store. I can open the app and get to the point where I choose my input style and then the background goes black. the tutorial continues and inputs are accepted, but I cant see any work space or display.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454/2 "2021-12-21T06:05:35Z")

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Hi @Mallard, can you post a screenshot?

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**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mallard)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454/3 "2021-12-21T07:16:02Z")

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![Screenshot 2021-12-21 001531](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/9/9f52f43f89bed2262f5bc1db993d5dd874c3a302.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454/4 "2021-12-21T08:25:31Z")

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This might be due to an Nvidia driver bug. Can you try to use the ‘Power-saving’ GPU instead of the ‘High-performance’? [How to set default GPU for apps on Windows 10 • Pureinfotech](https://pureinfotech.com/set-gpu-app-windows-10/)

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**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mallard)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-see-any-display-or-work-area/16454/5 "2021-12-22T02:02:16Z")

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Thank you, I was able to fix it that way. I also found I was able to keep it on high performance by switching this setting on my Nvidia control panel.  
 ![Screenshot 2021-12-21 185025](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0bbba35acc060aecf15e55375097dbe9f264f6c9.png)