What does Refresh Desktop or Refresh Explorer in Windows actually do?
The Refresh button has been there since Windows 95 to this date in the newly launched Windows 10.
What does the refresh option actually does?
Does it refresh your Windows OS and keep it running smoothly?
Does it make your Windows faster?
Does it free up the RAM?
Actually, it is none of these!
So what does Refresh Desktop or Folder actually do?
The Windows refresh does nothing to the Windows system or RAM!
It is actually meant to refresh your Windows desktop.
You have to remember that the Windows Desktop is nothing but a folder in the Windows operating system.
It has been programmed to auto-refresh when its contents change.
However, sometimes due to a variety of reasons, the desktop or folder does not auto refresh.
This is what happens when your technician installs a new software or a new build of Windows.
He/she constantly clicks on the refresh button to see whether the changes have been affected.
It is also true that your technician does that to show off his/her technical skills.
In most cases ,it is a compulsive reflex action for the technician or a computer engineer.
source: www.techworm.net
