Raspberry-Pi-Screen-Not-Showing

How to fix ‘Cannot currently show the desktop’ on Raspberry Pi

If you installed a remote connection to your Raspberry Pi using VNC, it can happen you get a black screen with an error message ‘Cannot currently show the desktop’ on your next connection attempt. In this repository, we’ll see how you can fix this issue easily.

Open Putty SSH

Check Raspberry Pi OS version by this command ==> cat /etc/os-release

Switch to root user ==> sudo su

Only for version 10

Change the display settings in your config.txt file as following command:

command #1 ==> echo 'hdmi_force_hotplug=1'>> /boot/config.txt

command #2 ==> echo 'hdmi_group=2'>> /boot/config.txt

command #3 ==> echo 'hdmi_mode=51'>> /boot/config.txt

It’s optional, but if you want to visualise the changes you just made in your config.txt file, enter : nano /boot/config.txt Have a look at the bottom of the file.

Now Restart Raspberry Pi

Open VNC Viewer

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# Another method for version 11:

Only for version 11 : Change the display settings in the Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool (raspi-config) as follows :

To open the raspi-config tool, enter : sudo raspi-config

Now navigate to : 2 Display Options

then to : D5 VNC Resolution

and select a resolution that suits you best. I always choose the maximum resolution : 1920x1080

Click on your ‘Tab’ and then the ‘Enter’ key to select the chosen resolution. Click on ‘OK’ and then ‘Finish’ to save your settings.

Finally, enter : reboot

Reconnect remotely with your VNC viewer.