OBS main window keeps flashing

Coincident

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Every time I try to stream and record Doom the stream and video recordings are fine without problems, but my main OBS window on my second monitor keeps flashing. It's extremely distracting. It flashes at random times, and when it does, I can see through the OBS main window and I see the windows desktop behind it, for a split second (maybe one single frame).

How do I fix this?
 

Coincident

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https://youtu.be/ATAsbf3M7zY
Above is a video that I recorded with my phone to show you what the bug looks like.

Streaming with OBS has been PURE HEADACHE with this problem happening for months and not a clue on how to fix it.
This happens about every 5 seconds when streaming doom, and as you can see it's extremely obnoxious, even in the peripheral vision.

What I've tried:
- Updating OBS. Did not fix the problem. OBS is on the latest versions and the 2 previous OBS versions also had this bug.
- Updating Windows. Did not fix the problem. The bug has happened over the span of 3 entire updates from windows 10 (which I do every month or so).
- Updating graphics drivers. Did not fix the problem. Same as above.
- Changing the capture mode. Did not fix the problem. Full screen / windowed / game capture / window capture, no matter the settings I use, the OBS window keeps on flashing.

There's *nothing* in the logs when the flashing happens, and my viewers also see nothing abnormal: the streaming and recording video output is not affected; only the OBS window. The bug also happens if I turn OFF the preview.
If I *record* doom, but do not stream, the problem does not seem to happen, which is odd. Also it does not happen when I stream other games; only with doom.

This problem has been plaguing my streaming and seriously removing any enjoyment and relaxation I may have with my viewers by making every living moment a technical debacle without apparent solution.

I need help.
 
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