Chromium

Unable to reproduce the issue on Windows and Chrome: 40.0.2214.91. Do you have any apps / extensions installed ? If so, disable and then see if this issue is still reproducible.

The only extensions I have installed are " normal Adblock" and "Web Of Trust" and nothing else and these are not causing any problems.

I have tried to Google the answer to my problem and found other people asking about the same issue.

Look for example at this link from another user asking about the same issue http://www.eightforums.com/browsers-mail/60200-launching-google-chrome-causes-refresh-desktop-icons.html

In this link below people have the same issue as well + some people seem to have the same "refreshing icons problem" on their task bar when they launch Chrome too https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/chrome/chrome$20refresh$20icons%7Csort:relevance/chrome/ILhcpvMVcX8

There are also more people confirming my issue on "Google Chrome Releases Blog" under the latest stable update in the comments area ".

THE ONLY HELP AND SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND SO FAR HOW TO MAKE MY DESKTOP ICONS TO STOP REFRESHING ON LAUNCHING GOOGLE CHROME IS: ------------->>>>>>

Go to:
Chrome://Flags
Enable New Profile Management System
Change Drop Down Menu to "Disabled"
Restart Chrome

After these steps above I can confirm that the "Desktop Icons" STOP REFRESHING Themselves on Google Chrome Launching and the little person button disappears from the top right corner next to the "minimize, maximize, close buttons"

To be fair this problem appeared when the new profile management suddenly popped up (that little button with a person) next to my "minimize, maximize and close button at the right top side of my Browser.

I also have to point out that I have IE 11 browser and there was NO problem with icons refreshing on launching this browser.

PLEASE CAN YOU CONFIRM whether it is OK to have a PERMANENT adjustment made in "Chrome://Flags-->> Enable New Profile Managment System -->> Disabled
.......... so it won't interfere with future Google Chrome updates or do I have to undo the steps back to "Default" and wait whether this issue is going to be explored more deeply at your end ???

Thanks

I have the same issue, and it started with latest update of Chrome. Open Chrome, a few seconds later, every blasted icon on my PC desktop refreshes.

Windows 7, latest Chrome.

Lots of people having this issue.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/chrome/chrome$20refresh$20icons%7Csort:relevance/chrome/ILhcpvMVcX8

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Updated to 40.0.2214.93 but desktop icons still keep refreshing twice every time I launch Chrome

I like to have my desktop icons set to Medium View.. however when I open Google Chrome Browser via shortcut... all my desktop icons change to Classic View, which is much smaller than medium.  They don't change other than the sizing, but it's still annoying, please fix. :)

I found a small workaround - I was able to fix this problem by right clicking on my desktop > View > then uncheck the 'Align To Grid' option.

My icons are susceptible to disorder this way, because they're not aligned to a grid haha, but I can work with it.. atleast they will appear normal and not change.

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Updated to 40.0.2214.94 for Windows and Desktop Icons still keep refreshing on launching Google Chrome!

Using Version 40.0.2214.94 m on Windows 7. Applied suggested fix in #12 and no longer have problem.

same here, i launch chrome then for 3-4 second i just see white window, i always work with maximized chrome window so i didin't noticed in the beggining that desktop icons are refreshing twice on the desktop, but that's why chrome is frozen for 3-4 seconds, even when i disable all extensions same happens

BUT applied fix #2 and now it's everything ok!

chrome 40.0.2214.94 m
win 7 ultimate 64-bit sp1
i have ssd and 8gb of ram so this shouldn't be a problem

Solution #12 and #2 did not work. In addition, if Windows File Explorer is open, that also refreshes.

Windows XP SP3; Chrome 40.0.2214.111

using latest updated version 40.0.2214.111 m on win7 64bit the annoyance still there.  

Problem started after latest chrome update. Need fix soon. I will abandon chrome (like it matters) and tell others to bounce. Win7 Pro user. Disable profile flag did not solve.

I get the same problem, it seems have something wrong with multiple user profiles.

latest version, windows 7 64bit

Same issue here, Windows 8.1 Pro. Why is this occurring? Doesn't happe with Firefox or Explorer.

sweet@Thanks for the issue.
Not able to reproduce the steps on windows 7 and linux Ubuntu 14.04 using latest stable version 40.0.2214.111.Request you could you please provide the screen shot or vedio of the issue to triage the issue further.
Thanks,

@kavv

I attached the screen shot which shows the desktop icons refreshing/flickering or what ever it is called, whilst the Google Chrome is opening.

^^^^ @kavv

I forgot to mention that I have my "PROFILE MANAGEMENT" set to "DEFAULT" that's when the Desktop Icons REFRESHING occurs !!!!!!
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When it is set to "DISABLED" - refreshing does NOT occur.

Chrome://Flags
Enable New Profile Management System
Change Drop Down Menu to "Disabled"
Restart Chrome

in addition to my comment above (#26), I have also noticed a significant lag since the most recent update. I use McAfee security software and regardless if I turn the extensions on or off the lag and screen refresh continues. is this issue being addressed? Win7 pro user.

As per #33, my Chrome is also very unresponsive. Its actually got me running virus scans because of the symptoms. Some new tab pages even start off with "cannot display webpage" before suddenly loading.

Poor testing Google!

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I have the same problem with 40.0.2214.111 m

Disabling the "New Profile Management System" did not work

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36

All plugins disabled and all extensions disabled. Problem is still happening. Disabling New Profile Management didn't resolve. Launching "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" directly exhibits the same behavior.

Don't think it's related to McAfee, I am using Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 7.0. Do have Google Remote Desktop, Drive installed. Seems doubtful they're involved.

Flags enabled currently:
--disable-new-profile-management --manual-enhanced-bookmarks

I am also experiencing same issue. Couple of common things from my PC and screenshot provided above in #31 is both are HP PCs and I have also installed AdBlock.

its the issue of 'new profile management system' feature added in chrome.
Refer https://crbug.com/chromium/449569

Thanks for the report.  This is a duplicate of https://crbug.com/chromium/449569

Version 41.0.2272.64 beta-m (64-bit) Works

Version 41.0.2272.64 beta-m has fixed it for me too!

https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/beta.html

Installing beta version seemed to help, a bit, but something is still not right, icons flash upon install and again when you sign in to user profile, unchecking hardware acceleration does not help, disabling user profile feature does not help, AND chrome is still very laggy.  something just does not smell right. I have begun using firefox & ie and I know there are others that are experimenting with alternate browsers.

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#54 from schwarze...@gmail.com  worked!!  I disabled the "new profile management system" and my desktop icons no longer refresh when I open Google. Thank you for the post.

Nothing worked here, windows 7, chrome Version 51.0.2704.106 m

I have the same Problem with Desktop-icons refresh on chrome 52.0.2743.116 m (64-bit)

Greets Michael

I have the same issue Version 55.0.2883.87 m (64-bit).
System: Windows 7 SP1 N (clean install no updates, nothing)
Extensions only Adblock Plus 1.12.4 and default ones.

I have same issue, my desktop will randomly refresh when i start up chrome and use it, I have version Version 56.0.2924.87 (64-bit).

This issue was migrated from crbug.com/chromium/451246?no_tracker_redirect=1

[Monorail mergedinto: crbug.com/chromium/449569]