# Blank screen when launching Slicer on older laptop

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/blank-screen-when-launching-slicer-on-older-laptop/31310>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 22, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/blank-screen-when-launching-slicer-on-older-laptop/31310 "2023-08-22T23:46:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/blank-screen-when-launching-slicer-on-older-laptop/31310/2 "2023-08-23T01:52:39Z")

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> I get a window with a white screen.

Assuming you were able to download the package and the white screen appears at startup, consider reviewing these:

- [https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/get\_help.html#slicer-application-does-not-start](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/get_help.html#slicer-application-does-not-start)
- [Slicer starts up with a blank screen then "Slicerapp-real.exe not responding" error](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-starts-up-with-a-blank-screen-then-slicerapp-real-exe-not-responding-error/21001)

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