Windows 10: When there are more than about a dozen items in Desktop, I continually get dllhost errors.

I don't know whether this actually changes anything, but in the past I've had the location of Desktop be a different drive than the default. I had it this way on this system for two years and have done in on my older system for at least 8. When I started having these issues with dllhost giving me random errors, I did the SFC thing, I followed many tutorials, and the problem remained.I noted that the error would come up whenever anything made Explorer access the Desktop folder. So I tried reassigning the location of Desktop back to the default, and voila, the error stopped happening.So eve

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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?

 

Deleted icons stay on desktop (not in desktop folder)

I can only suggest that you
1 Add a list of steps you have already taken.
2 Add a comment about restarting the computer. Do the deleted icons disappear then?
2 Add a comment explaining if any Desktop items do delete correctly and whether or not there are any significant differences between those that do delete correctly and those that don't.
3 Add a list of any OS tweaks you have done & any third-party OS-related utilities you have run.

I assume you have already reinstalled your display driver.
I don't see a Repair install as being relevant. Repair Install - TenForumsTutorials

Denis

 

desktop

Thank you for the information. Let's try another workaround to fix this issue. Try these steps instead:

• Right-click on any blank space in your desktop, hover over View and check
  Align icons to grid.
• Press F5 to refresh.
• Drag icons to where you want it to be then refresh it again.
• Now open this folder location: %LocalAppdata% or C:\Users\{Your Username}\AppData\Local
  if Windows is installed in C drive.
• Select View at the top corner the windows and check
  Hidden Items.
• Delete the file name IconCache.db.
• Once deleted, uncheck Hidden Items, close the folder.
• Right-click on the desktop and Align icons to grid once more.
• Refresh the desktop and restart PC.

Check if the issue will persist after doing these steps. We also suggest that you update your display driver. If the issue continues after these troubleshooting steps, then we suggest that you submit a feedback through our
Feedback Hub so our development team can investigate and review this issue.

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