Vertical lines on the lower part of the screen

Hello Ma’am/Sir!
Lines have appeared in the lower part of the screen and I do not know how to fix this. This is the third time it happened. The first and second time it happened, the lines were suddenly gone several weeks after. I want to know what is the main cause of this problem and how would it be fixed. Thanks!

I took my laptop to Staples and I bought a new one. The Tech plugged my old computer into an external monitor and the problem was not there. Wow. I bought the new computer and when I got home and rebooted the old computer, the problem was gone...........I'm not saying that plugging in the external monitor was the solution but something changed. Anyway, I would try plugging it into another monitor, or the tv or something just to eliminate that issue. Who knows. I'm keeping the new computer because it was a really good deal (wanted windows 7 pro), plus you say that the problem will show up again. Crazy.

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