Desktop Icons keep refreshing sometimes

[BanTheTesters]

Hey all i noticed the desktop icons keep refreshing when I boot up windows sometimes...its been happening semi often..

I should note that i did a system restore a few months ago and an sfc scan now a little while back but i was just wondering if it was normal

Its been happening a few times after boot up..

Was wondering if everything is cool/normal?

Thanks i advance everyone!

[CJM]

Originally posted by BanTheTesters:

Hey all i noticed the desktop icons keep refreshing when I boot up windows sometimes...its been happening semi often..

Wait, what? What is happening?

What does "refreshing" mean?

You say it happens when you boot up Windows, I'm assuming that it only happens when you boot up Windows?

Is this a laptop with dual GPUs? Maybe it is switching between GPUs?

What resolution monitor did you have before the System Restore, and after the System Restore?

Have you tried Restarting Windows? Shutting down your PC doesn't full clear out the previous boot, Windows uses a hybrid shutdown, which partially hibernates the PC. Restarting Windows seems to force a full boot from scratch.

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by CJM:

Originally posted by BanTheTesters:

Hey all i noticed the desktop icons keep refreshing when I boot up windows sometimes...its been happening semi often..

Wait, what? What is happening?

What does "refreshing" mean?

You say it happens when you boot up Windows, I'm assuming that it only happens when you boot up Windows?

Is this a laptop with dual GPUs? Maybe it is switching between GPUs?

What resolution monitor did you have before the System Restore, and after the System Restore?

Have you tried Restarting Windows? Shutting down your PC doesn't full clear out the previous boot, Windows uses a hybrid shutdown, which partially hibernates the PC. Restarting Windows seems to force a full boot from scratch.

nope its not a laptop its a desktop and refreshing....like your desktop icons go white for a few sec then come back etc...they refresh

And what do you mean what monitor? Its the same resolution 1080p i believe...just checked that hasnt changed

[plat]

From a search:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-desktop-icons-refreshing/acf43995-2f0d-4f86-8904-c39e3043c2aa

There's plenty more if that doesn't work. My icons do that sometimes too--but then it spontaneously resolves. Firefox used to do that more often, it got on my nerves. But I think an update fixed it, hasn't done it in a while.

[CJM]

Originally posted by BanTheTesters:

nope its not a laptop its a desktop and refreshing....like your desktop icons go white for a few sec then come back etc...they refresh

A quick Google Search included a thread which identified USB drives as a cause. Something about the drives was triggering the icons on the desktop to refresh.

Most of the threads I skimmed all started with the recommendation to do a clean install of your graphics card drivers.

Another recommendation was to simply create a new user account or profile on the machine. Some file or registry key might have gotten left behind from before the System Restore which could be triggering a refresh.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Wipe out the icon cache. Then restart Windows.

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by plat:

From a search:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-desktop-icons-refreshing/acf43995-2f0d-4f86-8904-c39e3043c2aa

There's plenty more if that doesn't work. My icons do that sometimes too--but then it spontaneously resolves. Firefox used to do that more often, it got on my nerves. But I think an update fixed it, hasn't done it in a while.

yea.. doesnt seem to be doing it anymore

i think its cool but if your saying yours does it then i guess its fine...also my laptops also done that from time to time and that hasnt been systems restored..so normal or?

[BanTheTesters]

update...not doing the refershing anymore..but i noticed the desktop AND the laptop do this from time to time...havnt noticed it at all so im guessing it just happens with everyone? lol

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by smallcat:

It happens when Windows needs to refresh the GUI in order to reflect a change or just to load the GUI items - installed a new app for instance , after update and etc . it happens to me too as my storage disk is a hdd which is slower than ssd .

Ah ok so it sounds about normal then?

[BanTheTesters]

Dope thanks