Image 'ghost'

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Not sure how to describe this so please bear with me.

I have noticed that when I have been using applications or the internet, sometimes I can see a sort of 'ghost' image appear on my desktop. It is usually several images associated with the apps i have used or webpages I have visited. It is sometimes visible on he lock screen also.

I think it used to be call image burn or image persistence, not sure.

When I shutdown and restart it vanishes but I resume following the laptop lid being closed thats when I see it.

There is a little bit of info regarding this when searching on google, resolutions range from changing the screen refresh rate to re installing nvidia drivers.

I have tried to implement the solutions I have found with no improvement.

Can anyone help?

I have Zorin installed on a Razer Blade 14 laptop. Here are the specs:

Model Name Blade 14” (2016) - Intel 6700HQ - GTX1060
Display 14.0 in IPS Full HD Matt, 16:9 Ratio, 1920x1080, with LED backlight
14.0 in IGZO QHD+, 16:9 Ratio, 3200x1800, with LED backlight, with capacitive multi-touch
Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5 VRAM)
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Quand-Core processor with Hyper Threading 2.6/3.5 GHz (Base/Turbo)
Chipset Mobile Intel® PCHM 100-series chipset, HM 170
Memory 16 GB dual-channel onboard memory (DDR4, 2133 MHz)
Operating System Windows 10 (64-Bit)
Storage 256 GB SSD (PCle M.2)
512 GB SSD (PCle M.2)
1TB SSD (PCle M.2)
Communication Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.1)
Input & Output Built-in webcam (2.0 MP)
Anti-ghosting keyboard with Chroma backlighting
Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C™)
USB 3.0 port x3 (USB-C™)
HDMI 2.0 video and audio output
3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo port
Audio Built-in stereo speakers
Array Microphone
Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
Additional Features Razer™ Synapse 2.0 enabled with programmable
Keyboard, trackpad, backlight, and fan speed.
Kensington™ Security Slot
Trusted platform module (TPM 2.0) security chip embedded
Power & Battery Compact 165 W power adapter
Built-in 70 Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery

Thanks for reading

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Couldn't find anything specific of your issue but someone on another forum stated turning off Intel optimizer improved graphics.

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Could You make a Screenshot/Picture of this and show it to You?

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Seeing as this is a laptop, why are there 2 display types mentioned? Is that what the laptop could have come with, and you're not sure what yours has built in? Also do you dual boot with windows or are you just Zorin? I've run into this issue before with poorer quality panels (I had an IPS around the same year that this laptop would have come out, given the specs) and it still had burnin/ghosting evven though it never should have.

I would try another OS and see if the issue is pertinent there, but if it isn't, I would wager that the panel might be starting to go (given the approximate 10 year old display).

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Thanks to all for the replies.

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I experience these "ghost" images as you describe, as well. I ended up narrowing it down to my LED backlit monitors.

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