Since I seem unable to keep it from happening and thus having to re-install or reset windows, I figured I would share my plans with you guys and see what you guys think. The problem as best as I can tell is that windows 8.1 keeps trying "repair" drive errors on my SSD. I've tried several fixes for that to no avail. The repair patch it makes brings on the black screen bug every time. (three times this week)

1. Turn off Windows Updates and just be better about selecting proper updates on a weekly basis.
2. Setup an automatic function to back up everything to the cloud.
3. Setup a restore point once my games are re-downloaded.


Of course if anyone knows how to kill the black screen bug or keep windows from trying "fix" my SSD, I'd be grateful. I'm an open book at this point.