Windows 10: Blue spinning circle on desktop with all programs closed

I have a Windows 10 64 bit PC that has the blue spinning circle, the "working" circle if you will, spinning while all programs are closed. This Desktop is quite old but I keep it awfully clean and it serves me well.
I of course thought a virus/worm/script but I have scanned with multiple scanners including Malwarebytes, Avast, HerdProtect, and Housecall online and they have all found nothing.

Just before this behavior started I downloaded the Epic browser and began using it. But even while it is closed the spinning circle continues. It spins constantly.

I do have some programs running in the background constantly like Malwarebytes and a PLEX server, but that has always been the case.

I have never seen this behavior before. I Googled it but havent found anything definitive. Anybody ever experience this?

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Spinning blue circle questions

Hi, I know what the spinning blue circle means, but when the Blue spinning circle + Pointer turns into a singular spinning circle does that mean its processing something bigger than average?

 

Spinning blue circle of death

• Upgraded to Windows 10 during free upgrade period on 4 yr old HP Envy Laptop.
  
• Experienced no issues for several months
• Now, almost every time I try to open, cut and paste a file or create a new folder...spinning blue circle of death and the application freezes.
  
• I can still perform other tasks.
• Never had patience to wait it out. But one time, I was called away and when I returned, the file was ready to rename, copy etc...

What will stop this and how do I speed up the computer? I was only at 13% CPU usage with 2 programs running, and 6 websites open on two different browsers. That said, the blue spinning circle of death happens even when there are no other programs open.

I've also notice that this machine seems to never be able to connect to HP support for updates. Even when I try it manually walking through the steps, it seems like it gets tied up in the downloading portion.

Background info= HP Envy Laptop; Intel i7; 8 GB RAM; 1 TB storage (but only 1/3 full); wirelessly connected to a cable modem. Movies download fast so I don't believe the connection is an issue.

 

Unresponsive app/spinning blue circle.


I have had an issue for the last month or so with an intermittent spinning blue circle appearing during general desktop use. Sometimes it will pop up as much as every minute or so. I started a related thread here a few weeks ago in which Ten forums member zbook picked up on on some other system issues which he felt should be addressed before troubleshooting the spinning circle.

To date those issues which include an in place upgrade repair, replacing multiple misbehaving drivers that had caused BSOD and fixing the drive file system have been completed and zbook is confident the spinning circle troubleshooting can proceed with members that are more experienced in this type of troubleshooting. He suggested that this may be troubleshooted in a clean boot state and that a 3rd party software may be responsible for the spinning circle. I would appreciate any more assistance with this. Thanks.