Windows 10: How do I fix the flickering on my desktop with no taskbar?

My laptop desktop is flickering everyone 2 seconds or so. I can’t open most applications and if they do open they will freeze on start up. I was told to start my Laptop in “safe mode” but that is unavailable since none of my bitlocker codes were stored in my account suddenly. I can’t factory reset my Laptop because there is an error or it will undo it half way through. The task bar is also unavailable and I have tried uninstalling the newest quality and feature updates. How do I fix this?

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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?

 

Desktop and Taskbar flickers

There's a continuous flickering on my laptop's desktop and taskbar. Its not disrupting any of my activities but still its irritating so please help me out.

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Taskbar Icons Flickering

Hello,

The issue you're experiencing with the taskbar flickering on Windows 10 Enterprise might be due to a hardware misconfiguration or a sync issue with the server. That being said, we'll need additional information to properly address your concern. Please answer
the following:

• Are you using a domain?
• Is your PC connected to a Windows Server PC?

This information is essential in order to provide the correct troubleshooting steps or if we need to direct your query over to the IT Pro audience of the
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