Rhino Materials all black

I was working on a project and Rhino froze for over 30 minutes, so I restarted my computer. When I reopened my file, all materials in rendered mode were black. I’ve done a ‘repair,’ I’ve restarted, updated and redownloaded Rhino 8. The Open GL Level is at Max… This happened out of nowhere.

Rhino 8 SR25 2025-11-24 (Rhino 8, 8.25.25328.11001, Git hash:master @ 14cb4406ecadfa9b5d0230ac10bd86175bd37aff)
License type: Educational Lab License, build 2025-11-24
License details: LAN Zoo Network Node

Windows 11 (10.0.26200 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 31GB)
.NET 8.0.14

Computer platform: LAPTOP - Unplugged [80% battery remaining] ~430 minutes left

Standard graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: Microsoft Basic Display Adapter (Intel) Memory: 0MB, Driver date: 6-21-2006 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 1.1.0

Integrated graphics device with 1 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port
    Primary OpenGL: Microsoft Basic Display Adapter (Intel) Memory: 0MB, Driver date: 6-21-2006 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 1.1.0

Integrated (slow!) graphics device with 1 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 0.0 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: None
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: Microsoft Corporation
Render version: 0.0
Shading Language: Not supported
Driver Date: NA
Driver Version: NA
Maximum Texture size: 1024 x 1024
Z-Buffer depth: 32 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 16384 x 16384
Total Video Memory: 64 MB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
c:\Program Files\Solemma\ClimateStudio\bin\ClimateStudioRhino8.rhp “ClimateStudioRhino8” 2.0.9076.29864

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\WebBrowser.rhp “WebBrowser”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

If you go to you Window>Device Manager and expand the Display Adaptors dialog what is shown?

I believe this is it:

I’m guessing you are having some hardware issues and the actual gpu failed.

If that is the only display adapter available it is well below the system requirements.