Windows 10: Sometimes my desktop background just turns black, can anyone help?

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    Sometimes my desktop background just turns black, can anyone help?


    Sometimes my desktop background just turns black. I'm not sure exactly what triggers it, but sometimes when I mouse over desktop icons, the background behind the icon will turn black, and if I highlight any part of my desktop, the background disappears over whatever I highlight. Refreshing the desktop will cause it to fully turn black. Sometimes it affects both monitors, and sometimes it only affects one. It will usually reverse itself after a little while, too, the same thing happening but in reverse. Anybody know what causes this/a permanent fix? Here's a screenshot of me highlighting certai

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