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Message posted on 05 Aug 2026 04:06 AM
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Re: Blue screen
As you can see your posts has been moved into a thread discussing this. Sky are aware of it. See the post currently marked as the answer.
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Message posted on 05 Aug 2026 08:25 PM
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Blue Screen
I've been getting a random blue screen every day since Thursday 30th July. It randomly goes Blue and it's on every channel if you turn over.
The box is up to date with its software it's just annoying that in the middle of a show I'll have to turn my box off and restart. I've tried to report it on the virtual assistant and even that's not working.
so not happy.
Message posted on 05 Aug 2026 08:30 PM
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Re: Blue Screen
I have moved your post into a thread discussing this. Sky are aware of it. See the post currently marked as the answer.
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Message posted on 09 Aug 2026 10:03 AM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
Had same issue around same time has started doing it again today
Message posted on 09 Aug 2026 10:08 AM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
We are still continuing to have thisissue when adverts come on. Wearepaying for TV in our package I wonder if Sky will offerany compensation to Sky q box users. In the meantime is there any update on fixing the issue
Message posted on 09 Aug 2026 02:20 PM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
Read that you can go onto your account on sky website and turn off something to do with ads as that is what is causing issue I got my son to do it 😂😂
Message posted on 09 Aug 2026 10:56 PM - last edited: 09 Aug 2026 10:58 PM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
@PastSellByDate The post currently marked as the answer still does not contain this critical and actually useful information (it's in the post above it!):
How to turn off AdSmart (https://www.sky.com/help/articles/tailored-advertising-with-sky-adsmart)
* Go to https://www.sky.com/mydetails/data-and-personalisation
* Scroll down to "Tailored TV Advertising"
* Turn it OFF
* Allow some hours/days for it to take affect
* This is a work-around, not a "fix"
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Message posted on 12 Aug 2026 09:42 PM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
This blue screen/freezing issue continues.
I'm not sure if anyone else has spotted a 'theme', but in the North East we get an LNER train service ad' and unless I flick the channel up or down,, the blue screen/freezing issue happens.
Perhaps there's a technical glitch once the ad' has run!
Just a thought.
It's becoming a real nuisance now. Just like the LNER advert! Hate it.
Message posted on 12 Aug 2026 09:45 PM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
I hate that advert try to change channel away from it had no issues since my son switched off the add thing though
Message posted on 12 Aug 2026 09:48 PM
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Re: SkyQ Blue Screen
Hi
I noted a post with a link to Ad personalisation and like you, I've now turned it off.
Going to reboot again and see how things go.
Message posted on 12 Aug 2026 10:08 PM
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Been told it's called tailored tv advertising had no issues since and that ad has been on its usual 50 times a day
Message posted on 17 Aug 2026 12:44 PM
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My sky q box keeps going to a blue screen
Message posted on 17 Aug 2026 12:51 PM
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Re: My sky q box keeps going to a blue screen
I have moved your post into a thread discussing this. Sky are aware of it. See the post currently marked as the answer and the post further up this page from @mr.tickle
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