Strange Cubase display

Cubase
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I was using version 12.0.63 of Cubase 12 Pro on Windows 11, and for no apparent reason the Cubase display has gone quite strange and pixelated.

On opening Cubase and a cpr file, the display is fine. But as soon as any action is undertaken, such as clicking on a track or on the transport panel, it reverts to the highly pixelated display (attached) which is really difficult to use.

Here are my conclusions and actions so far:

  1. There are no display problems on any other program (incl. Dorico Elements 4.3) or web browsing etc.
  2. I am using an HP Spectre with external monitor, but the problem reported also occurs if I just use the HP laptop display without external monitor.
  3. This occurs using any of my .cpr files, it is not isolated to a particular project. It also occurs using the downloadable demo file by Austin Hull.
  4. If Cubase is opened - but without loading a cpr - the display is OK including when clicking on the transport panel. Loading a cpr is when the problems start.
  5. I deleted my preferences file, uninstalled the previous version and updated to 12.0.70 but problem continues
  6. Checked all my monitor display settings (which had not been changed anyway)
  7. Ran a full virus scan on my PC using Bitdefender
  8. Have all the latest Windows updates installed

Any advice would be appreciated.

Phil

Desktop Display
Desktop Display3834×2014 2.27 MB

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Hi,

This is not Cubase issue at all. Please, try to follow this thread.

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Thank you, Martin, for your speedy and helpful advice!

I was able to reset the Graphics settings (System / Display / Graphics) for the Cubase application to ‘Power Saving’ which uses the installed Intel GPU on my laptop. All solved.