The process that points me to DeskScapes as the cause of this in Process Monitor is DSHost.exe, which points to the following:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\DeskScapes\DSHost.exe
This is the primary process that shows up in Process Monitor when applying a filter for COV.
I am using both static images and videos for my wallpaper playlists in DeskScapes. This was not an issue prior to running the last Windows Update.