Windows 10: DEVICE MANAGER KEEPS REFRESHING OR FLICKERING

HI

I HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF MY HP AND DELL LAPTOPS. BUT MOSLY MY HP WHIC I USE ALL THE TIME. NO ONE SEEMS KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I GO INTO THE DEVICE MANGER SCREEN IT STARTS REFRESHING OR FLICKERING. I WATCH VIDEOS ON THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. I EVEN DO A SYSTEM RECOVERY THAT SEEMS TO WORK FOR A WHILE BUT AGAIN IT ALWAYS SEEM TO HAPPEN. I NOTICE IT HAPPENS WHEN I INSTALL HP PRINTER SOFTWARE. AFTER THAT WHEN I GO INTO THE DEVICE M SCREEN ITS STARTS TO REFRESH AND FLICKERS. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I ALSO NOTICE IN THE DEVICE M SCREEN UNDER SECURITY DEVICES IT HAS ! NEXT TO IT. I TRIED TO INSTALL A DRVIER BUT IT STILL DOES NOT WORK.


PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW SOMEONE OUT THERE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME


THANK YOU

JANET R

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Device Manager > Sound > Recording "flickering"

Hi,

When you said you disabled it, did you actually disable the device by going to
Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound
> Recording, then right-clicking on the device and clicking on
Disable? Also, have you tried to plug in another recording device to check if it will exhibit the same problem?

In the meantime, we suggest that you run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter to scan your computer, identify the problems, and attempt to fix the issues automatically.

• Right-click on the Start button, and select Control Panel.
• Type troubleshooting in the search bar and click on
  Troubleshooting.
• Click on Hardware and Sound > Hardware and Devices.
• Follow the steps from the wizard to run the troubleshooter.

We'll keep an eye out on your response.

 

Device manager keeps refreshing

Thanks. I uninstalled the driver then installed the top driver on this list. Assumed it was the latest.

Now the device manager refreshes again with the yellow exclamation mark appearing and disappearing in between refreshes.

 

Device Manager keeps refreshing - due to network adapters

Hi Timm,

Device Manager refresh tends to happen when a new hardware is plugged in or removed, whether its a flash drive, and/or etc. This also happens when a driver is not working properly in which the Device Manager attempts to refresh to restart the said driver.
Plausible reason is that your Network adapter requires update since all this started right after upgrading to Windows 10. If you haven't done so, you can update it by following the steps below:

• Go to Device Manager and right click on Network Adapters.
• On the drop down, click on "Update Driver".
• Follow the instruction in the Update Driver Software wizard.

Also as an alternative check if this issue persist on Safe Mode. You can go to this link for the steps on how to boot to safe
mode. You can also go to your PC manufacturer website for the latest driver update.

Let us know if you need further assistance.