Windows 10: Icons randomly blinking/refreshing

Sometimes when im on my desktop i notice that my icons blink once like its refreshing on its own. Also while using chrome the taskbar icon sometimes start blinking, like its got unselect for a moment.

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Windows 10 Taskbar Icons Blink or Refresh Randomly and Periodically

Does anyone here have any clue why Windows 10 taskbar icons randomly and periodically blink/refresh? It is driving me crazy!!! I have searched and searched to no avail. It has been reported time and again
here and sadly the generic responses by the mods couldn’t be more pathetic. It’s as if when you ask a question here they throw up a bunch of canned responses and don’t even really consider the issue.

For no apparent reason at all the Windows 10 taskbar icons just blink/refresh randomly and periodically. Do Microsoft not see this GUI eyesore? Are other users so oblivious that they don’t see it either?
If you do a Google search you will find that this has been going on for many years. How long does it take to fix an issue with Windows? How many years? What does it take to get Microsoft’s attention?

The sad reality is that I bet MOST people wouldn't ever even notice, but my OCD is on level 10. It happens randomly, the icons in the taskbar will just blink, like they are refreshing. Same thing
happens when you empty the trash. Give it a shot. Delete something and watch your desktop icons. This same blink happens in the taskbar randomly for no reason.

As a former Mac user I can tell you that you DO NOT ever see crap like this. And if you did it would be fixed immediately.
Just have a look at this!

Google searches on this issue dating back to 2015!

And before any mod responds back with the same old generic canned responses, please just don't waste your time or mine. Take the time first to read all the posts on this issue already and all the "solutions" that have been given. I have tried them ALL. NONE
of them work. I am on a brand new Windows 10 PC with the latest version of the OS and all drivers installed. I couldn't get a "cleaner" machine.

The bottom line is this issue "just exists" and Microsoft is expecting people to just look the other way and ignore it. Not happening!

 

no icons displayed and desktop blinks as it was refreshing

my laptop doesn't show any icons and only displaying the background with the taskbar. also it refreshes every time like it blinks with black screen. how do i fix this?

 

Web Browser Refreshes and Icons Blinking

Hi Edjay,

I have gone through all the steps you listed and none of the troubleshooters found anything, the clean boot did not fix the problem and my PC is up-to-date. Nor does my computer show any errors when it does the random refresh when I start typing.

Thanks.