Windows 10: Desktop icons occasional flash

Discus and support Desktop icons occasional flash in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; It's not very often at all but now and then the desktop icons will refresh in a split second, is this normal? I also use fast start/boot. It's very... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Scottyboy99, Dec 29, 2015.

  1. Desktop icons occasional flash


    It's not very often at all but now and then the desktop icons will refresh in a split second, is this normal? I also use fast start/boot. It's very quick, goes through bios and login screen is instant but the icons don't all pop up on my desktop immediately, some of them display whilst a handful tend to take a couple seconds to display (white generic paper icon) until this happens, happens every boot. It's still extremely fast, got a love SSD in combo with fast boot

    added info:
    guess I notice the flash most when new software is being installed although I am not sure that's always the case. Would increasing the max icon cache help? I am sure this helps more if icons start changing but maybe it is an advisable move? What is the default size of the Max icon cache in Windows 10. I am sure it was 500 kb on Windows 7. I would hope that MS had the foresight to increase it for Windows 10, not sure why they thought setting it so low was a good idea

    :)
     
    Scottyboy99, Dec 29, 2015
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  2. DColbyjr Win User

    Black screen after windows login

    After recent Update, Windows 10 goes through login sequence, then goes to black screen, which occasionally flashes icons at bottom. Occasionally will flash icons on desktop, then they disappear and back to black screen. Trying F8 or F12 on startup does
    not go to diagnostics menu.
     
    DColbyjr, Dec 29, 2015
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  3. Lisa715 Win User
    48 hour download and counting...

    My desktop just flashes and occasionally I will see my desktop icons for a split second. It has been over two days. Unable to use the computer and there is no error code. Please advise.
     
    Lisa715, Dec 29, 2015
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  4. Desktop icons occasional flash

    It definetely happens when new software is installed. I downloaded a new app from Windows store just now (kindle) and sure enough as I went back to the desktop all the icons flashed to generic white icons and then reloaded within a couple seconds
     
    Scottyboy99, Dec 30, 2015
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  5. b1rd Win User
    I don't have any icons on my Desktop, except for the Recycle Bin, however with my machine I do see the Taskbar icons flicker when I boot. It seems that it happens the moment that all of the start ups finished loading. (IE: When the program icons have loaded within the systray area)

    I'm also using a SSD, if that matters.
     
  6. Ok thank you. It seems to be a Windows thing rather than a problem with my system then if you get similar behaviour using an SSD. It's a mild irritation but I will try not to let it bother me as the functionality of the system is good and unaffected
     
    Scottyboy99, Dec 30, 2015
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  7. caperjack Win User
    I to get it from time to time ,it can be called a windows thing I guess, it could just be a icon refresh I think, and it could fix itself over time
     
    caperjack, Dec 30, 2015
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  8. hiphopper Win User

    Desktop icons occasional flash

    I get it from time to time as well. At the same time an open File Explorer window will redraw itself. It's very odd and I definitely never saw it on Windows 8/8.1 or earlier.
     
    hiphopper, Apr 4, 2018
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