I pressed Ctrl+Alt+F3 as this is a shortcut key for one of the programs that I am using and when I pressed this, all four of my screens went black and blank.
I don't know how to get back to my normal desktops. Pressing the power button on the Steam Deck doesn't seem to do anything. It stays black and blank.
Pressing Ctrl+Alt+F3 again doesn't return me back to my normal desktop.
I've also plugged out my external monitors, keyboard, mouse, and all of my stuff via Type C, but I still have the same issue. The screen is just black and blank. There's literally nothing on the screen.
I found some other people online complaining about this too and they're saying to press Ctrl+Alt+F7 which I've done, but nothing happens.
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How do I exit this black blank screen (Ctrl+Alt+F3) on SteamOS and return back to my normal KDE desktop environment?
Asked by Shaun Roselt
(237 rep)
Dec 3, 2024, 04:01 PM
Last activity: Feb 28, 2025, 11:24 AM
Last activity: Feb 28, 2025, 11:24 AM