How to fix blinking icons on Windows 11.

Buggle 0 Reputation points
2026-09-10T15:28:05.3833333+00:00

I have a lenovo legion 7 laptop computer and am running Windows 11.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz (2.59 GHz)

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable)

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design (8 GB)

Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)

Storage 359 GB of 477 GB used

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I am having an issue in which my desktop icons and application icons blink repeatedly. It started off every 30 seconds or so, but now is happening every 2 seconds. Not only is this frustrating visually, but I'm afraid something is getting worse over time and would like to address it. Please help.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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  1. DaveM121 928.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-10T16:03:36.7+00:00

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    The best first option is to go to the support page for your laptop on the Lenovo website to download and manually reinstall (not update) the version of Intel UHD Graphics drivers they provide.

    If that does not resolve the problem, go to the Intel website to download the Intel Driver and Support Assistant, then use that utility to update all your Intel drivers.

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    If that does not resolve the problem.

    Click your Start Button, type winver and press Enter

    Please provide a screenshot of the resulting dialog.

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