Windows 10: Desktop Folder Destination bugged after WU

Hi,So on 8/2/23 I installed the latest windows update as I was signing off. I loaded up the PC the day after and noticed that my desktop has zero icons there should be a dozen or so. So I thought explorer.exe was bugged, and rebooted it in task manager. After an extremely long period of time and pinwheeling the icons appeared. However anytime I try to open/save to/access the desktop folder destination it crashes or gives me a "destination not valid" error or "You do not have permission to save to this destination".Steps I have tried:Rebooting Explorer.exesfc /scannow in CMD prompt as an admi

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Desktop items open Libreoffice; windows bugged and flickering

My mother's PC had the most bizarre bug I've ever seen this morning.

PC specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit
Version: 1903 when problem occurred (1909 now)

What happened:

• all desktop items, including folders, opened in Libreoffice Writer; once open it displayed a blank document then began flickering as if it had bugged while scrolling
• opened Task Manager from the task bar, selecting the second tab opened the final tab, which began flickering like Libreoffice
• problems stopped after a restart, then occurred again after another restart; then stopped after the PC ran for a short time
• no error popups or BSODs
• she said Candycrush reported an error earlier but it didn't occur when I looked at it; she said it mentioned "something about the desktop"

Steps I've taken:

• did a quick virus scan then reboot scan with Windows Defender; no problems found
• sfc /scannow; no problems found
• installed update KB4537572 and upgraded system to 1909; updates appear to have been successful, no other updates available

At the moment the problem has disappeared, but since it reoccurred previously I'm not sure it hasn't been fixed.

I'm out of ideas. What else can I check and what other tests can I run? Based on the given information could anyone suggest what the problem might be?

 

Documents Destination

The next troubleshooting step we suggest is to restore the default location of the folders. To do this, follow these steps:

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  Right-click the Start button.
  
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  Choose File Explorer.
  
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  Type shell:UsersFilesFolder in the address bar.
  
  
  
  
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  Right-click the Documents folder.
  
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  Click the Location tab.
  
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  Click Restore Default.
  
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  Click OK.
  

Follow the same steps to restore the default location for your Pictures folder.



Give these steps a shot and check if the folders are unlinked from OneDrive.

 

re-direct folders

Hi Barry,

Create a folder on the destination drive before proceeding. -- e.g., D:\Users\Username\Documents

Then, to change the location of a personal folder, follow these steps:

• Right-click the personal folder, and then click Properties.
  
• Switch to the Location tab in the dialog box.
  
• Click Move...
  
• Select the destination folder path and then click OK.