Acer Aspire 5532 Blinking open apps on taskbar the desktop will never respond until the blinking.

PreciousPG

I'm Precious

I am using Acer Aspire 5532 and it's Windows 10. I noticed 5 days ago that any open apps will be blinking. As in any app, I am currently using and if I move the mouse to it in the taskbar it will start to blink. When this blinking start numbers will appear on the app like setting app or ms word. Then, any app or icon i click on the desktop will never respond until the blinking stops.

[Edited the thread to add model name to the title and issue detail]

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/685490/blinking-open-apps-on-taskbar

Could be a Search issue, end Search in Task Manager and open Services and right click on Windows Search (WSearch), Stop it and click on properties, set to Manual start. Reboot and see if the flashing is still happening. If so boot to Safe Mode.

Click on Restart while pressing the Shift key, you get the Blue Troubleshoot screen, select Restart>F4 or 4 Safe Boot and the system will boot to Safe Mode, open your apps and see if the blinking is happening here, also check the icons on taskbar, hoover your mouse over the icons. If you don't see it in Safe Mode you have a driver and/or service issue. Clean boot will locate the rogue app. or service.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd