Betts1964 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Hi, I am using win10 pro and i was wondering how to prevent my icons from moving on my desktop? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Moving in sense, are they rearranging on desktop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogs Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 They have now been taken over by Satan and they are moving across the screen. 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 59 minutes ago, The AchieVer said: Moving in sense, are they rearranging on desktop? YES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 There are couple of options, to start with try: Option 1 • Right-click on the Desktop, select View. • Make sure Auto arrange icons is UNchecked. Make sure Align icons to grid is UNchecked as well. • Reboot and see if that helps. Note: for Thanks etc. hit the heart shaped button . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 @the achiever, Already tried that and it doesnt work, even after reboot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 s/w can restore them...thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Option 2 • Press Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog. Type: %userprofile% and click OK. • Your User folder will open. • Make sure that hidden items are visible by clicking the View tab > place a checkmark in the box Hidden items within the Show/hide group. • Next, open the AppData folder. • Open the Local folder. • Within the Local folder select the IconCache file and click Delete. • Now arrange your icons on your desktop and restart your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, The AchieVer said: Option 2 • Press Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog. Type: %userprofile% and click OK. • Your User folder will open. • Make sure that hidden items are visible by clicking the View tab > place a checkmark in the box Hidden items within the Show/hide group. • Next, open the AppData folder. • Open the Local folder. • Within the Local folder select the IconCache file and click Delete. • Now arrange your icons on your desktop and restart your computer. Tried it earlier today and it didnt work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Try this: • Prevent themes from changing the icons. • To do this, go to the Control Panel. (Right-click Start (Windows icon) > Select Control Panel) • At the Control Panel, find Appearance and Personalization >Personalization • Open the Desktop Icon Settings box. • Near the bottom left of that box, UNcheck Allow themes to change desktop icons, click Apply > OK to exit. And don’t worry, I will help you out with this issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 If you are comfortable tweaking the registry, then follow this: In Run > Regedit... Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies Then create Key Explorer. Add new DWORD value NoSaveSettings and set to 0. Restart Computer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 43 minutes ago, The AchieVer said: If you are comfortable tweaking the registry, then follow this: In Run > Regedit... Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies Then create Key Explorer. Add new DWORD value NoSaveSettings and set to 0. Restart Computer... There is an entry already there called Explorer. Do you mean that one or create a new one called Key Explorer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 @bergy1964 If the key Explorer exists, then Add new DWORD value NoSaveSettings and set to 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 It didnt work. I have new s/w can restore them...thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Could be because of the graphic card driver , try to update them. If that doesn’t work, you could uninstall it and re-Install thereafter. Further, you could try sfc /scannow to check the file system of windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Try Method 2 or 4 in this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Bizarre™ said: Try Method 2 or 4 in this article. I did a new install of windows 10 pro last week so I dont think that would help, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Even if you have a new install of Windows 10, it still might help. After all, you may have changed some settings that affected your desktop icons. Using system restore as a first option and resetting windows as a last resort is a much better option than doing a fresh install just to fix your current problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPU KABI Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 right click on desktop then view then select auto arrange icon. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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