Windows 10: Unwanted item on my desktop

Discus and support Unwanted item on my desktop in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Sometimes I have this vertical slider: https://postimg.cc/zbCKzkQB that stays on top. I don't know what it is and how to remove it, short of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Bob8K, Nov 9, 2020.

  1. Bob8K Win User

    Unwanted item on my desktop


    Sometimes I have this vertical slider:


    https://postimg.cc/zbCKzkQB


    that stays on top. I don't know what it is and how to remove it, short of logging off. It does not even work: when I move it, it goes back down. Clicking on the X does not kill it, nor the escape key.


    I cannot even move it.


    Anybody knows?


    Thanks.

    :)
     
    Bob8K, Nov 9, 2020
    #1

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  4. ss2020 Win User

    Unwanted item on my desktop

    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?
     
    ss2020, Nov 9, 2020
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