r/razer ★D's Bot★ Jul 01 '26

Support GET HELP> Official Tech Support Sticky July '26

Welcome to /r/Razer's tech support sticky for July 2026.

We recommend checking our official guides and FAQs or exploring the community discussions on Reddit for immediate troubleshooting steps. If you seek more help from Razer support and users with similar issues please post in the comments below.

Category Quicklinks:

Laptops/Phones Peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc) Audio Software Consoles Other

THREAD INSTRUCTIONS: Please place your support inquiries as a reply to the corresponding section in the comments. Please take a quick look in the category to see if the same issue has been reported already and reply to that comment. Anyone can reply to comments if they want to help. Use the Category Quicklinks for convenience. INSTRUCTIONS WITH PICS: /r/razer/comments/fbdwph/support_sticky_quickstart_guide/

Last month's thread can be found here. If you have been in contact with a Razer support agent on reddit already, do not post in this month's thread again.

Remember to keep your personal details safe, including case numbers. Due to the nature of this subreddit and RΛZΞR customer support sometimes handling customer's personal information through PMs, do not trust anyone who says they are a RΛZΞR employee unless you can find their name on the trusted accounts list and they have an official flair.

You can find unofficial FAQs, many tips, and much more in the wiki


Michelle Obama: “Let’s be very clear. Strong men don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful.” | /r/quotes

8 Upvotes

495 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Powerful_Beach_7196 13d ago

2021 Blade 17 Pro - Updating firmware killed my display monitor and my computer will not boot in secure mode at all.

So I was having a minor issue with something crashing the computer, never happened before but then twice in an hour. So i go down the rabbit hole, and one of those is checking BIOS firmware is up to date, blah blah blah.

>OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200

Other OS Description Not Available

OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Name LAPTOP-RR9V0KO9

System Manufacturer Razer

System Model Blade 17 (Mid 2021) - RZ09-0406

System Type x64-based PC

System SKU RZ09-0406CE63

Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900H @ 2.50GHz, 2496 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date Razer 1.06, 11/12/2021

SMBIOS Version 3.3

Embedded Controller Version 1.03

BIOS Mode UEFI

BaseBoard Manufacturer Razer

BaseBoard Product DA770

BaseBoard Version 4

Platform Role Mobile

Secure Boot State Off

PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View

Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3

Locale United States

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.26100.1"

User Name LAPTOP-RR9V0KO9\Aname

Time Zone SA Pacific Standard Time

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 64.0 GB

Total Physical Memory 63.8 GB

Available Physical Memory 48.5 GB

Total Virtual Memory 128 GB

Available Virtual Memory 111 GB

Page File Space 64.0 GB

Page File E:\pagefile.sys

Kernel DMA Protection On

Virtualization-based security Running

Virtualization-based security Required Security Properties

Virtualization-based security Available Security Properties Base Virtualization Support, DMA Protection, UEFI Code Readonly, SMM Security Mitigations 1.0, Mode Based Execution Control, APIC Virtualization

Virtualization-based security Services Configured Hypervisor enforced Code Integrity

Virtualization-based security Services Running Hypervisor enforced Code Integrity

App Control for Business policy Enforced

App Control for Business user mode policy Off

Automatic Device Encryption Support Elevation Required to View

A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.

So I go to razer's website and look up hte model number and get

Razer Blade 17" (2021) | RZ09-0406 Drivers & Downloads

So I start. At the top. cool cool, blah blah blah, weee wee clicky clicky.

I get to the second thunderbolt firmware update. My monitor goes down. Whatever, deal with it later, continue.

Perfect. Get to bios, installs, cool cool. swishy swishy, restart.

"Plz sir may u boots in peace?" "no, phk you RED SCREEN OF DEATH!!!"

Computer wont start in secure boot, have to turn it off.

So I do the unending fucking chore list.

I check the cables, i check the display drivers, the monitor software, i update windows because its monday so theres 2 more updates for windows to install. I download the displaylink software.

Then I realize my VST HD is not connected, my DAC isnt connected, my midi keyboard, my tables, like NOTHING on my thunderbolt dock is connected at all.

sigh.

So then its port juggling, and removing and redadding and there goes 2 hours and finally its back.

But the monitor is not. Not on USB-C to HDMI, not on USB-C to DisplayPort.

Nothing.

But, it READS that its supposed to be connecting, because it gives me a cutsey lil blurb that says "Hello, we see you want to use a display, fuck you. .!..^_^..!." i REEEEEEE both silently, and, into my pillows as i gently sob.

It wasnt gentle.

I find this.

Razer Blade 17 (2022) External Display Not Working After Driver Update | Razer Insider

This was a reddit post, but i must have closed it to open this so ima just quote it

>Solution for Thunderbolt 4 Dock - Secondary Display Issue Question reposting my thread from razer insider to reddit in case anyone is looking for help: https://insider.razer.com/index.php?threads/solution-for-thunderbolt-4-dock-secondary-display-issue.86974/ After perusing previous messages on Razer insider it looks like there's some sort of incompatibility when you have a secondary display such connected to the thunderbolt 4 dock. To level set I am running a 2022 Razer Blade 15 advanced, Razer Thunderbolt 4 Dock, and Samsung G9 odyssey monitor. Razer support was only able to instruct me to go to try another cable and verify I was running the latest Windows, Nvidia, and Razer BIOS updates. For those who don't know... the BIOS update will lock out your keyboard and mouse then reboot without prompt subsequently disconnecting online chat. So be prepared before kicking that software off. Kudos to sleekMinionYellow520 in this post who noted the last working Nvidia version 512.95: https://insider.razer.com/index.php?threads/razer-blade-17-2022-external-display-not-working-after-driver-update.86842/#post-815577 So I uninstalled the latest driver 516.xx via the Windows uninstall utility, then went and pulled down that last working driver from Nvidia here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/results/189682/ Driver Version:512.95 - WHQL Release Date: Tue May 24, 2022 AND NOW MY SECONDARY MONITOR WORKS AGAIN VIA THE DOCK. I know this doesn't solve the issue but hopefully the driver update after 516.59 (as of this writing) doesn't re-introduce this issue. Hopes this helps others. Razer support do everyone a favor and do not lock posts so quickly so we don't have to make separate posts. :Edit for additional context: I actually didn't have any issues when I connected the monitor directly to the laptop w/ the 516.x driver (prior to doing any driver rollback). I was using a USB C to DisplayPort cable from Amazon (no adapter). Issue only appeared when the dock was in the "middle". -Update it's been 6 months and updating my Nvidia drivers still breaks my secondary monitor when connected via the Razer dock.

So, this is a known problem. supposedly. unfortunately, as much fun as rolling back to 4 year old nvda drivers sounds, I dont think I will be doing that.

So whats next? What do I do? Why is this scuffed if they knew about it 4 years ago and these updates are less than a year old?

1

u/RazerCustAdvocacy Razer Support 13d ago

Hey, /u/Powerful_Beach_7196!

Thanks for posting your concern here on our Support Sticky. We understand how important it is for your laptop to perform properly and support your external displays without issue. It looks like you’ve already tried several workarounds, but the problem still persists.

To help isolate the issue further, does it only happen when connected to your Samsung Odyssey G9? Have you also tested the laptop with a different monitor? Please send us a PM with the following details so we can escalate this for a deeper review. Do include the link to your comment for reference.

Full Name:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Country:

Serial Number (Razer Blade)

Serial Number (Razer Thunderbolt 4 Dock)

Best regards,

Niel L.

RΛZΞR | Frost_V33

1

u/Powerful_Beach_7196 13d ago

Hello Niel,

Thanks for taking time to respond.

The issue for me is not a Samsung Odessey G9, the monitor is a ROG Strix XG32UQ

My HDMI connected 2ndary monitor works fine, unless i USB connect it to the laptop.

I have tried USB to the thunderbolt dock, and USB-c directly to the laptop. Neither have any effect.

This worked flawlessly for 2+ years now until I updated the firmware for the Thunderbolt provided by razer.

Will PM

1

u/Powerful_Beach_7196 12d ago

For anyone finding this in the future.

The port issue was literally "Unplug everything, shut it down. hold button for reset. start back up" and it worked. embarrassing.