Windows 10: Flash/flicker opening Task View.

When opening Task View I get a 1 second flash/flicker of the objects in Task View. Does anybody else experience this? It was worse with timeline enabled but still there in plain Task View.

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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?

 

Flashing screen, computer not going into sleep mode

Hi Denisa,

There may be a number of possible reasons for this type of issue to occur. It could be hardware, or software issues. To isolate this, we suggest that you run the Windows device troubleshooter and see how it turns out. Here are the steps:

• Type Troubleshooter on the Cortana search bar.
• Click View all.
• On the list of troubleshooters, click Hardware and Devices from the list.
• Run the Troubleshooter.

If the issue still persist after the troubleshooter, please take note of any error messages when the steps are finished and let us know. Also, check to see if Task Manager flickers as well.
Open Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys on the keyboard at the same time. This will tell us if an app is causing the flicker or not.
If Task Manager does flicker, a display driver is probably causing the problem. Let us know the outcome.

We'll keep an eye out to your response.

 

Windows 10 update Flashing desktop(Need Help!)

Hello,

This issue can be caused by an incompatible app or display driver. Since you have uninstalled and installed the drivers but the issue persists, we suggest that you check to see if the Task Manager flickers to verify the cause of the issue. If it flickers,
a display driver is probably causing the issue and you need to update it. If it doesn't flicker, an incompatible app causes this.

To check if Task Manager flickers, follow the steps below:

• Right-click the Start button.
• Select Task Manager in the list.
• Check if it flickers.

Let us know what happened so we can further assist you.