Skype during Screen sharing displays a Black screen on Windows 11/10

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If Skype for Business screen-sharing is not working, is blurry, or displays a black or frozen screen, then this post may help yous fix the problem. The cause for this could be outdated software, a random glitch, or even a slow connection.

Says Microsoft,

Video-based Screen Sharing (VbSS) capability added to Skype for Business ensures that connection time is drastically reduced, and the screen presentation is always in sync between presenter and viewer. Not simply is VbSS faster, but it also more reliable and works better in case of low network bandwidth conditions. It reduces the screen refresh rate and then at times this can crusade problems for some. VbSS is only used when all participants in the meeting are using the latest version of Skype for Concern client, and conference VbSS is enabled on servers where your meetings are hosted. If these weather condition are met, your screen-sharing session will automatically get-go with VbSS. If they are not met, your screen-sharing session will automatically offset with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) rather than VbSS.

Skype Screen sharing Black screen

If you face up this issue, create a arrangement restore point first and so come across if any of these suggestions assist you:

1] Update Skype

Update your installed Skype software

ii] Restart screen-sharing

Click Stop Sharing. Then once again Start Sharing again. If y'all have a secondary monitor, then use it and come across.

iii] Update or rollback Graphics drivers

If you recently updated your graphics drives, whorl them back; else update them and see if it helps.

four] Reset Skype

Open Settings and Reset the Skype app and see.

5] Edit the Registry

Y'all could disable (VbSS) and enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and see if that helps.

Open Registry Editor and navigate to the post-obit key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\sixteen.0\Lync

Create a new DWORD, proper name it EnableConferenceScreenSharingOverVideo and set up its value to 0
Likewise create a new DWORD, name information technology EnableP2PScreenSharingOverVideo and set its value to 0

Adjacent, navigate to the post-obit cardinal:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Lync

Create a new DWORD, proper noun it EnableConferenceScreenSharingOverVideo and set up its value to 0
As well create a new DWORD, name it EnableP2PScreenSharingOverVideo and set its value to 0

Restart your computer and check.

If information technology does not aid, you may opposite the changes or go dorsum to the created Restore Bespeak.

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