diff --git a/components/_util/PortalWrapper.tsx b/components/_util/PortalWrapper.tsx
index 5c02f3ba38..e1f6e05b13 100644
--- a/components/_util/PortalWrapper.tsx
+++ b/components/_util/PortalWrapper.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import setStyle from './setStyle';
 import Portal from './Portal';
 import {
   defineComponent,
-  ref,
   watch,
   onMounted,
   onBeforeUnmount,
   onUpdated,
-  getCurrentInstance,
   nextTick,
+  shallowRef,
 } from 'vue';
 import canUseDom from './canUseDom';
 import ScrollLocker from '../vc-util/Dom/scrollLocker';
@@ -60,9 +59,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
   },
 
   setup(props, { slots }) {
-    const container = ref<HTMLElement>();
-    const componentRef = ref();
-    const rafId = ref<number>();
+    const container = shallowRef<HTMLElement>();
+    const componentRef = shallowRef();
+    const rafId = shallowRef<number>();
+    const triggerUpdate = shallowRef(1);
     const scrollLocker = new ScrollLocker({
       container: getParent(props.getContainer) as HTMLElement,
     });
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         switchScrollingEffect(true);
       }
     };
-    const instance = getCurrentInstance();
+
     onMounted(() => {
       let init = false;
       watch(
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       nextTick(() => {
         if (!attachToParent()) {
           rafId.value = raf(() => {
-            instance.update();
+            triggerUpdate.value += 1;
           });
         }
       });
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         scrollLocker,
       };
 
-      if (forceRender || visible || componentRef.value) {
+      if (triggerUpdate.value && (forceRender || visible || componentRef.value)) {
         portal = (
           <Portal
             getContainer={getContainer}
diff --git a/components/_util/vnode.ts b/components/_util/vnode.ts
index 1f8265c2d9..8565cbe5ba 100644
--- a/components/_util/vnode.ts
+++ b/components/_util/vnode.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { filterEmpty } from './props-util';
-import type { VNode, VNodeProps } from 'vue';
-import { cloneVNode, isVNode } from 'vue';
+import type { Slots, VNode, VNodeArrayChildren, VNodeProps } from 'vue';
+import { cloneVNode, isVNode, Comment, Fragment, render as VueRender } from 'vue';
 import warning from './warning';
 import type { RefObject } from './createRef';
 type NodeProps = Record<string, any> &
@@ -51,3 +51,32 @@ export function deepCloneElement<T, U>(
     return cloned;
   }
 }
+
+export function triggerVNodeUpdate(vm: VNode, attrs: Record<string, any>, dom: any) {
+  VueRender(cloneVNode(vm, { ...attrs }), dom);
+}
+
+const ensureValidVNode = (slot: VNodeArrayChildren | null) => {
+  return (slot || []).some(child => {
+    if (!isVNode(child)) return true;
+    if (child.type === Comment) return false;
+    if (child.type === Fragment && !ensureValidVNode(child.children as VNodeArrayChildren))
+      return false;
+    return true;
+  })
+    ? slot
+    : null;
+};
+
+export function customRenderSlot(
+  slots: Slots,
+  name: string,
+  props: Record<string, unknown>,
+  fallback?: () => VNodeArrayChildren,
+) {
+  const slot = slots[name]?.(props);
+  if (ensureValidVNode(slot)) {
+    return slot;
+  }
+  return fallback?.();
+}
diff --git a/components/affix/index.tsx b/components/affix/index.tsx
index 414a2bffdd..4730664b06 100644
--- a/components/affix/index.tsx
+++ b/components/affix/index.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ const Affix = defineComponent({
         affixStyle: undefined,
         placeholderStyle: undefined,
       });
-      currentInstance.update();
       // Test if `updatePosition` called
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
         emit('testUpdatePosition');
diff --git a/components/card/Card.tsx b/components/card/Card.tsx
index 82925226dc..e3765c775b 100644
--- a/components/card/Card.tsx
+++ b/components/card/Card.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { VNodeTypes, PropType, VNode, ExtractPropTypes, CSSProperties } from 'vue';
-import { isVNode, defineComponent, renderSlot } from 'vue';
+import { isVNode, defineComponent } from 'vue';
 import Tabs from '../tabs';
 import Row from '../row';
 import Col from '../col';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import isPlainObject from 'lodash-es/isPlainObject';
 import useConfigInject from '../_util/hooks/useConfigInject';
 import devWarning from '../vc-util/devWarning';
 import type { CustomSlotsType } from '../_util/type';
+import { customRenderSlot } from '../_util/vnode';
 export interface CardTabListType {
   key: string;
   tab: any;
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ const Card = defineComponent({
                 `tabList slots is deprecated, Please use \`customTab\` instead.`,
               );
               let tab = temp !== undefined ? temp : slots[name] ? slots[name](item) : null;
-              tab = renderSlot(slots, 'customTab', item as any, () => [tab]);
+              tab = customRenderSlot(slots, 'customTab', item as any, () => [tab]);
               return <TabPane tab={tab} key={item.key} disabled={item.disabled} />;
             })}
           </Tabs>
diff --git a/components/modal/confirm.tsx b/components/modal/confirm.tsx
index 8781a070b0..0017e94aca 100644
--- a/components/modal/confirm.tsx
+++ b/components/modal/confirm.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ModalFuncProps } from './Modal';
 import { destroyFns } from './Modal';
 import ConfigProvider, { globalConfigForApi } from '../config-provider';
 import omit from '../_util/omit';
+import { triggerVNodeUpdate } from '../_util/vnode';
 import InfoCircleOutlined from '@ant-design/icons-vue/InfoCircleOutlined';
 import CheckCircleOutlined from '@ant-design/icons-vue/CheckCircleOutlined';
 import CloseCircleOutlined from '@ant-design/icons-vue/CloseCircleOutlined';
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ const confirm = (config: ModalFuncProps) => {
     if (confirmDialogInstance) {
       // destroy
       vueRender(null, container as any);
-      confirmDialogInstance.component.update();
       confirmDialogInstance = null;
     }
     const triggerCancel = args.some(param => param && param.triggerCancel);
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ const confirm = (config: ModalFuncProps) => {
       };
     }
     if (confirmDialogInstance) {
-      Object.assign(confirmDialogInstance.component.props, currentConfig);
-      confirmDialogInstance.component.update();
+      triggerVNodeUpdate(confirmDialogInstance, currentConfig, container);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/components/table/hooks/useColumns.tsx b/components/table/hooks/useColumns.tsx
index aab022e250..3f1a5304bd 100644
--- a/components/table/hooks/useColumns.tsx
+++ b/components/table/hooks/useColumns.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import devWarning from '../../vc-util/devWarning';
-import { renderSlot } from 'vue';
 import type { Ref } from 'vue';
 import type { ContextSlots } from '../context';
 import type { TransformColumns, ColumnsType } from '../interface';
 import { SELECTION_COLUMN } from './useSelection';
 import { EXPAND_COLUMN } from '../../vc-table';
+import { customRenderSlot } from '../../_util/vnode';
 
 function fillSlots<RecordType>(columns: ColumnsType<RecordType>, contextSlots: Ref<ContextSlots>) {
   const $slots = contextSlots.value;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function fillSlots<RecordType>(columns: ColumnsType<RecordType>, contextSlots: R
     });
 
     if (contextSlots.value.headerCell && !column.slots?.title) {
-      cloneColumn.title = renderSlot(
+      cloneColumn.title = customRenderSlot(
         contextSlots.value,
         'headerCell',
         {
diff --git a/components/upload/UploadList/index.tsx b/components/upload/UploadList/index.tsx
index 2834d48182..07343c52ca 100644
--- a/components/upload/UploadList/index.tsx
+++ b/components/upload/UploadList/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ import type { ButtonProps } from '../../button';
 import Button from '../../button';
 import ListItem from './ListItem';
 import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'vue';
-import { computed, defineComponent, getCurrentInstance, onMounted, ref, watchEffect } from 'vue';
+import {
+  triggerRef,
+  watch,
+  shallowRef,
+  computed,
+  defineComponent,
+  onMounted,
+  ref,
+  watchEffect,
+} from 'vue';
 import { filterEmpty, initDefaultProps, isValidElement } from '../../_util/props-util';
 import type { VueNode } from '../../_util/type';
 import useConfigInject from '../../_util/hooks/useConfigInject';
@@ -39,15 +48,26 @@ export default defineComponent({
   }),
   setup(props, { slots, expose }) {
     const motionAppear = ref(false);
-    const instance = getCurrentInstance();
     onMounted(() => {
       motionAppear.value == true;
     });
+    const mergedItems = shallowRef([]);
+    watch(
+      () => props.items,
+      (val = []) => {
+        mergedItems.value = val.slice();
+      },
+      {
+        immediate: true,
+        deep: true,
+      },
+    );
     watchEffect(() => {
       if (props.listType !== 'picture' && props.listType !== 'picture-card') {
         return;
       }
-      (props.items || []).forEach((file: InternalUploadFile) => {
+      let hasUpdate = false;
+      (props.items || []).forEach((file: InternalUploadFile, index) => {
         if (
           typeof document === 'undefined' ||
           typeof window === 'undefined' ||
@@ -62,11 +82,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
         if (props.previewFile) {
           props.previewFile(file.originFileObj as File).then((previewDataUrl: string) => {
             // Need append '' to avoid dead loop
-            file.thumbUrl = previewDataUrl || '';
-            instance.update();
+            const thumbUrl = previewDataUrl || '';
+            if (thumbUrl !== file.thumbUrl) {
+              mergedItems.value[index].thumbUrl = thumbUrl;
+              hasUpdate = true;
+            }
           });
         }
       });
+      if (hasUpdate) {
+        triggerRef(mergedItems);
+      }
     });
 
     // ============================= Events =============================
@@ -160,7 +186,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
         listType,
         locale,
         isImageUrl: isImgUrl,
-        items = [],
         showPreviewIcon,
         showRemoveIcon,
         showDownloadIcon,
@@ -173,6 +198,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         appendActionVisible,
       } = props;
       const appendActionDom = appendAction?.();
+      const items = mergedItems.value;
       return (
         <TransitionGroup {...transitionGroupProps.value} tag="div">
           {items.map(file => {
diff --git a/components/vc-select/BaseSelect.tsx b/components/vc-select/BaseSelect.tsx
index 0b7ed9d300..fa098e93e5 100644
--- a/components/vc-select/BaseSelect.tsx
+++ b/components/vc-select/BaseSelect.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import type { ScrollConfig, ScrollTo } from '../vc-virtual-list/List';
 import {
   computed,
   defineComponent,
-  getCurrentInstance,
   onBeforeUnmount,
   onMounted,
   provide,
@@ -593,10 +592,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     // ============================= Dropdown ==============================
     const containerWidth = ref<number>(null);
-    const instance = getCurrentInstance();
+    // const instance = getCurrentInstance();
     const onPopupMouseEnter = () => {
       // We need force update here since popup dom is render async
-      instance.update();
+      // instance.update();
     };
     onMounted(() => {
       watch(
diff --git a/components/vc-table/Cell/index.tsx b/components/vc-table/Cell/index.tsx
index 13bd6f3751..bb5601c805 100644
--- a/components/vc-table/Cell/index.tsx
+++ b/components/vc-table/Cell/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   parseStyleText,
 } from '../../_util/props-util';
 import type { CSSProperties, VNodeArrayChildren } from 'vue';
-import { Text, computed, defineComponent, isVNode, renderSlot } from 'vue';
+import { Text, computed, defineComponent, isVNode } from 'vue';
 
 import type {
   DataIndex,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useInjectSticky } from '../context/StickyContext';
 import { warning } from '../../vc-util/warning';
 import type { MouseEventHandler } from '../../_util/EventInterface';
 import eagerComputed from '../../_util/eagerComputed';
+import { customRenderSlot } from '../../_util/vnode';
 
 /** Check if cell is in hover range */
 function inHoverRange(cellStartRow: number, cellRowSpan: number, startRow: number, endRow: number) {
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ export default defineComponent<CellProps>({
           contextSlots.value.bodyCell &&
           !column.slots?.customRender
         ) {
-          const child = renderSlot(
+          const child = customRenderSlot(
             contextSlots.value,
             'bodyCell',
             {