The primary cause of this issue is outdated drivers that you must update to make everything work. The general issue is that the application is able to record the mic input but the system sounds, and desktop audio is not recorded. While using OBS, the users also face a few issues where the audio isn't properly working. Apart from these issues, there might also be the one where OBS doesn't have all the administrator permissions. Another reason that might be playing its role in case the OBS not working and a black screen is the installed drivers have become outdated. Make sure the OBS is configured and fetching power from the dedicated GPU rather than the onboard one. The issue might be occurring due to multiple reasons the most common one is related to the graphics card. There are many complaints where the users have pointed out that once they launch the application and while setting up all the parameters, all it shows is a black screen. Part 1: Common OBS Not Working Problems 1.
