# Lens starts with black screen
**URL:** https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931
**Category:** Lens Support & Troubleshooting
**Created:** [March 2, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931 "2026-03-02T10:10:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@mykhailo.levandovsky](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/mykhailo.levandovsky)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931/1 "2026-03-02T10:10:29Z")
Hi all,
My Lens starts shows black screen without any menus on it after launch.
Preferences does not work too, only About window shows.
Version: 2026.2.111511-latest
OS: Ubuntu 24.04
I tried to remove /.k8slens/ directory, clean up ~/.kube/config file, reinstall app - nothing helps.
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### Author:  [@cvdlinden](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/cvdlinden)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931/2 "2026-03-02T10:23:44Z")
Hello @mykhailo.levandovsky, Thank you for reaching out! We have received your request and get back to you as soon as we have some info.
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### Author:  [@crothmann](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/crothmann)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931/3 "2026-03-02T10:57:21Z")
Hello @mykhailo.levandovsky,
A few things that could help us investigate:
1. Logs: Could you share the Lens log files? You can find them at ~/.config/Lens/logs/. The main.log and any renderer-\*.log files from the time of the issue would be most helpful.
2. GPU acceleration: This could be a GPU/rendering issue on Linux. Could you try launching Lens with GPU acceleration disabled?
`lens --disable-gpu`
2. Or alternatively:
`lens --use-gl=egl`
3. Display server: Are you using X11 or Wayland?
4. Fresh install: Since you’ve already tried removing ~/.k8slens/, could you also try removing ~/.config/Lens/ completely and restarting?
This will help us understand whether this is a rendering/GPU issue specific to your Linux setup or a broader regression.
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### Author:  [@mykhailo.levandovsky](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/mykhailo.levandovsky)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931/4 "2026-03-10T08:48:44Z")
1. No renderer-\* log in that location for unsuccessful run attempts.
2. Did not help
3. Also didn’t help
4. And removing ~/.config/Lens helped, thanks! Last time it was solved by rebooting btw.
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### Author:  [@crothmann](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/crothmann)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-starts-with-black-screen/6931/5 "2026-03-10T08:50:33Z")
Hi @mykhailo.levandovsky, glad to hear that removing `~/.config/Lens` resolved the issue! That directory can sometimes contain stale state that causes rendering problems after updates. Thanks for reporting back – it helps us understand the pattern.