This happens with regularity? As in you can repeat the process and get the same result every time? If so; it's your graphics card.

does it do it in safe mode?

if yes, probably hardware.

if no, probably software.

If it's a software issue, i'd check these thing on my pc:

drivers all updated?
have you recently installed any new apps, after which this started happening?
what apps do you have running in the background?

based on the symptom though, I'm leaning towards a hardware issue.
perhaps a graphics card stress test, like 3dMark to check if it's working ok

and a RAM test, like MemTest86

Edit: other things to check: temperature, make sure system is not overheating.

Does it happen on web browsers or Discord? I.e., programs with hardware acceleration

If so, and you disable hardware acceleration on those programs and it goes away, very likely a hardware issue, but it's a very generic issue so it's hard to say.

If it only happens on the desktop it could be software but it's really difficult to pinpoint from just this

Hi thanks for your replies, will check out each

Originally posted by Midori:

Does it happen on web browsers or Discord? I.e., programs with hardware acceleration

If so, and you disable hardware acceleration on those programs and it goes away, very likely a hardware issue, but it's a very generic issue so it's hard to say.

If it only happens on the desktop it could be software but it's really difficult to pinpoint from just this

sounds like it happens on the desktop... which could be any number of things.

Outdated bios could also do this

Originally posted by skOsH♥:

Outdated bios could also do this

no it can't.

explain to me how outdated bios can cause this.

the bios doesn't even interact with the OS.