Desktop Does Not Automatically Refresh When Moving/Renaming/Deleting Files & Folders in Windows 10

Try this:

Settings > Personalization > Themes > Change desktop icons > Restore default

If it cannot solve your issue, please also try to reset folder views:

Also go to HKCR\CLSID\{BDEADE7F-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}\Instance and change DWORD value DontRefresh from 1 (on) to 0 (off).

Haven't tried this solution for your specific problem, but I'd consider it worth trying if I came up against your set of symptoms:

Save the following as a .bat file:

ie4uinit.exe -show
taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe
cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
attrib -h iconcache_*.db
DEL /A /Q "%localappdata%\IconCache.db"
DEL /A /F /Q "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*"
start explorer

Save and close all files and programs, then run (it doesn't require admin).

When it completes restart your computer.

This script is for resetting desktop icon issues in Windows 10. Any shortcuts on your desktop should return to a default position to the upper-left of the primary screen.

1. Settings > Personalization > Themes > Change desktop icons > Restore default
2. Uncheck Allow themes to change desktop icons > Apply > OK

If this does not work:

1. Restore default > check Allow again > Apply > OK
2. Go back in and Restore default > uncheck Allow again > Apply > OK

Unsure why I had to do this more than once, but it works now.

I had a samba share to a network printer scan folder pinned in the quick access folder. After trying all other solutions including resetting my Windows, this worked! Look to see if you have any shortcuts to poor performing network locations.