Office.com/setup | How to Fix Windows Error âflickering and flashing after log-inâ?
No one can deny the fact that Windows is the most used operating system, nowadays. The users are usually satisfied with the performance and features of Microsoft Windows but sometimes, they may face issues like while login into Windows, they may see a flickering screen. It is like Windows background is going black after refresh; it will come back to the normal background, then again back to going black.
You must be wondering what must be happening and why such. The answer is Explorer is crashing and restarting. Actually, anyone whoever is running Office setup 365 or 2016, build 16.0.7668.2066, which has released the production to a small group of customers and Microsoft Office setup 365 or 2016 build 16.0.7668.2074 is available and contains a fix.
The solution to this issue is to update Office setup to the new version. As the screen is flashing, the user needs to update it using the command line and for that internet connection is needed.
Please note- The steps for Windows 7 are same but the screenshots will look different.
Check out the steps as listed to fix the issue for Windows 10
Click on the âTask Managerâ option or Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys.
If possible, select the down arrow at the bottom of the dialog box, to see âMore Detailsâ.
Click the âFileâ option in the âTask Managerâ page.
Select the âRunâ option, to run the new task.
In the Create new task, type in the box âcmdâ and check further the box for creating this task with the administrative privileges.
Press the bottomâ Enterâ or click on the option âOkâ to bring up a command prompt.
A new Window will open, titled âAdministrator: c: \windows\system32\cmd.exeâ.
In the cmd.exe window and type the following and press the âEnterâ button:
âFor/r â%ProgramFiles(x86)%\ Microsoft Office\rootâ%i in (GROOVEEX.*) do renâ%iâ*.bad
9. If the flashing hasnât stopped yet in the cmd.exe window. Type the following and press the button âEnterâ (You canât skip this step if the flashing hasnât yet stopped.)
âFor /r â%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\rootâ %i in (GROOVEEX.*) do ren â%iâ *.bad â
If the flashing is making it difficult to type in the command, then the user needs to start Windows in the Safe mode. After that, they need to enter the command by following the steps as listed below-
They need to press âCtrl + Alt+ Deleteâ keys from the keyboard.
Hold on to the âShiftâ key down and select the âpowerâ icon.
Choose the âRestartâ option in the lower right of the screen.
Click on the âTroubleshootâ option, followed by âAdvancedâ options.
Select the option âStartup Settingsâ and click on the option âRestartâ.
After the PC gets restart, select the option âEnable Safe modeâ with the Command prompt.
In the cmd.exe window, type the following (including the startingâ) and press the button âEnterâ.
To update Office setup, follow this path- âC:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\officec2rclient.exeâ /update USER ForceAppShutdown=Trueâ
10. Microsoft Office setup will then update and it will take 10-15 minutes. Once the Office setup gets updated, you will no longer face any issues.