Really need some help with black screen while recording.

NickSteel

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Thinkpad T480 i7 8th Gen - Windows 11 Pro
Latest BIOS and drivers

OBS 30.0.0 64bit

Problem just started, also on another Thinkpad running Windows 10 Pro
When recording, everything but the video itself is captured, text showing warnings, etc., even the snapshots appear when moving pointer on the status bar.
But rest of screen is black.

Have tried everything I've been able to find with no success.
It seems the problem is with OBS itself, as I am using the same settings as in the past.
 
I suddenly have the same problems. It was fine yesterday.
Any display capture is working fine except the videos in a browser coming from a streaming application like Netflix, Prime, Videotron, etc...
The window is a total black screen but all the rest is showing...
 
I suddenly have the same problems. It was fine yesterday.
Any display capture is working fine except the videos in a browser coming from a streaming application like Netflix, Prime, Videotron, etc...
The window is a total black screen but all the rest is showing...
I just tried with another program (Screen Recorder) with same results, so may not be OBS problem. Weird, as it happened on three different laptops - both Windows 10 and Windows 11. I have updated all drivers.
 
I have no problems to capture anything. A video from VLC Media Player or a Youtube Video perfectly work. Only the video content from a streaming application like Netflix just never work anymore (Just that window in particular becomes a black window)... Go figure.
 

Thinkpad T480 i7 8th Gen - Windows 11 Pro
Latest BIOS and drivers

OBS 30.0.0 64bit

Problem just started, also on another Thinkpad running Windows 10 Pro
When recording, everything but the video itself is captured, text showing warnings, etc., even the snapshots appear when moving pointer on the status bar.
But rest of screen is black.

Have tried everything I've been able to find with no success.
It seems the problem is with OBS itself, as I am using the same settings as in the past.
Have you tried this suggested fix?
 
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