Why does my login screen look broken?

Occasionally, when I restart my computer and boot ubuntu (I have dual boot with Windows 10), my Ubuntu login screen looks fragmented. I'm using Nvidia graphics driver version 470 (proprietary), and I have secure boot disabled. I can still type in my password (though I can't see what is happening) and it will display my desktop like normal after I login.

Additional Details I can re-create this issue by doing the following:

  1. Boot into Windows
  2. Suspend Windows (Put to sleep)
  3. Resume into Windows
  4. Reboot computer
  5. Boot into Ubuntu

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Solution 1:

Disable fast start

  • boot into Windows
  • open the Power control panel
  • choose change what the power buttons do
  • choose change options that are unavailable
  • uncheck fast startup
  • close the Power control panel

Don't do this if you use hibernation

  • open an administrative command prompt window
  • type powercfg /h off

Check your C: drive

  • type chkdsk /f c:
  • approve to run chkdsk at next reboot
  • reboot into Windows to let chkdsk run on drive C:

Check your Ubuntu partition

  • boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB in “Try Ubuntu” mode
  • open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T
  • type sudo fdisk -l
  • identify the /dev/sdXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
  • type sudo fsck -f /dev/sdXX, replacing sdXX with the number you found earlier
  • repeat the fsck command if there were errors
  • type reboot