After much googling, I think I found a solution. Since this ONLY happens while using laptop on battery power, this is what I did: Right click on you desktop and go to "Intel Graphics Settings" -> "Power" -> "On Battery" -> "Panel Self Refresh" -> "Disable" -> "Apply". This appears to have fixed it for me. ... View more

So what's the deal with this? I just started to experience the same issue!! All of a sudden, my screen would turn black and flicker. Then the flickering will stop and the screen will just stay black. If I press the power button it goes to sleep, then I turn it back on and it is fine. Then after some time the same thing happens. Please advise. ... View more