Windows 7 KB4056894 causing my Win 7 Pro Dell Laptop to blank the screen every 10-15 minutes

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I recently installed KB4056894, the Jan 18 Monthly Rollup. Prior to doing so, my Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop running Windows 7 Pro had been working just fine. Since the update was installed yesterday, every 10-15 minutes, my screen goes entirely black for about 3-5 seconds, as if the display driver is crashing and restarting. It doesn't appear to affect any of my running programs, nor does it crash the computer. But clearly, it should not be causing the display to go black.


Anyone else encountering something similar?

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