RStudio Shows Black Screen on Startup – How to Fix?

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Hi Everyone,

I recently installed or updated RStudio Posit IDE and now when I open it, the entire interface shows a black screen. The menu bar is visible, but the editor, console, and other panes remain black, making it unusable.

I have tried:

Restarting my computer and reinstalling RStudio.
Running RStudio in Software Rendering Mode.
Checking for GPU driver issues or compatibility settings.

Has anyone else faced this problem? Could this be related to hardware acceleration, display rendering settings, or a missing dependency? Any troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated!

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I'm not sure it will help, but you might try resetting RStudio's state.

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This issue is often related to hardware acceleration or rendering conflicts. Try launching RStudio with the --disable-gpu flag or disable hardware acceleration in the settings (if accessible). You can also reset RStudio’s state by deleting or renaming the rstudio-prefs.json file in the config directory. If the problem persists, check for missing system dependencies or try an older version.