Desktop & Apps keep Refreshing, CPU usage going crazy

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SoloAzume

Hi, for about 2 weeks I my Windows 10 has been having the following issue:

  • The desktop disappears and reappears frequently (as if it were reloading). This causes any Windows File Explorer windows open to freeze up temporarily.
  • It also rapidly refreshes any App I have open and selected
    • For example: if I have Chrome open, it will refresh the page over and over in rapid succession- making watching videos or reading web pages impossible because the pages keep reloading.
  • While this is happening, I checked my Task Manager and it will show the CPU usage in both the Processes and Performance tabs going insane. The number rapidly changing - 15%-28%-98%-34%- like this.


Nothing I am doing in particular seems to cause the issue to happen; it doesn't matter what program(s) I have running, or how long I run them. It happens randomly, then stops randomly, so re-creating the issue at my will is difficult.

I have tried the following to remedy the issue, with no success:

  • Running Anti-virus scans multiple times
  • I followed the instructions here to use the CMD to enter the following commands (as per instructed):
    • sfc /scannow
    • Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
    • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

This found & fixed some corrupted system files, but did not fix the issue​

  • Searching for solutions to similar issues

Even as I am trying to type this message, my browser keeps trying to refresh the tab I am typing in.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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