Soldato
This is a nuisance for me because when a refresh happens, the file selection zips back to the top left. It happens about once per minute and quite suddenly, so I sometimes open the wrong file or move the wrong file. If it's a folder with 250 files and I'm halfway down, I'll lose my place because the file selection has gone back to the top left again. If I'm comparing 2 files, then again I'll lose my place. It affects every folder - local, external and network drives.
I have a keystroke / mouse utility that logs keystrokes and mouse movements in real time. When the refresh happens, no keystrokes or mouse movements are being outputted, so I know it's not a faulty keyboard, sticky keys or a loose scroll wheel. It can't be hardware related.
Searches on Google gave me 2 potential software solutions:
1. go to personalise > colours > accent colour > disable this. This solution wasn't relevant to me because I use high contrast mode and so all of the colour options are greyed out for me. Plus, I have been using high contrast for about 10 years across Windows 8, 10 and 11, so can't see why this is relevant. The problem started just a few days ago.
2. go to personalise > background > change background/wallpaper from "slideshow" to "picture". For me, it was already on picture, so nothing to change here.
I have restarted Explorer.exe in Task Manager but to no avail.
Any ideas?
I have just the basic Windows Defender as my AV. Should I be using something else for potential virus activity? I don't use porn sites or sites for illegal programs as they don't interest me and I don't open EXE attachments or e.g. files ending with -.jpg.exe.
I have a keystroke / mouse utility that logs keystrokes and mouse movements in real time. When the refresh happens, no keystrokes or mouse movements are being outputted, so I know it's not a faulty keyboard, sticky keys or a loose scroll wheel. It can't be hardware related.
Searches on Google gave me 2 potential software solutions:
1. go to personalise > colours > accent colour > disable this. This solution wasn't relevant to me because I use high contrast mode and so all of the colour options are greyed out for me. Plus, I have been using high contrast for about 10 years across Windows 8, 10 and 11, so can't see why this is relevant. The problem started just a few days ago.
2. go to personalise > background > change background/wallpaper from "slideshow" to "picture". For me, it was already on picture, so nothing to change here.
I have restarted Explorer.exe in Task Manager but to no avail.
Any ideas?
I have just the basic Windows Defender as my AV. Should I be using something else for potential virus activity? I don't use porn sites or sites for illegal programs as they don't interest me and I don't open EXE attachments or e.g. files ending with -.jpg.exe.