Windows 7 RC’s window flicker

Posted on the May 13th, 2009 under Technology, Windows by Al

I’ve been using Windows 7 Release Candidate exclusively on my work desktop since it came out on May 5, 2009. It runs great but I’ve encountered one problem that is extremely annoying. The windows behind the active window will flicker.

A video is worth a thousand flickers…

~ Posted by Al

  • macbloke
    yeah I have the same thing on all windows. tried rolling back dislay adapter driver but no luck.
  • Julez
    I have the same problem but oddly enough it did not happen till i messed with desktop composition in compatibility settings for a game heh
  • byoungsd
    Having the same problem here... cant find anything on it though. If you do, please email me bobby@blacklabdesign.com
  • gduncan
    I have a similar problem, however it is the active window that flickers and can be annoying. It has the greatest affect when I am searching in the an area such as the control panel, and when I type in the search box the window flickers in and out very fast, almost as if another windows is popping up and changing the active window.

    Items on my task bar also flicker. When I roll the mouse over them the aero window will pop up and drop back down extremely fast.

    Finally when selecting/highlighting items in some windows, and on the desktop, I will begin to highlight and then all of a sudden my highlight will disappear.
  • giorgio
    I´m having the same problem, got any fixes?
  • Diego
    Apparently there's a hotfix, fresh out of the oven, available here:
    http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.as...
  • The hotfix link above is for a flicker problem in Media Player, not Windows Aero itself. I went to the Intel website and grabbed the latest Windows 7 drivers for the chipset on my computer. Flicker is gone.
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