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Solved Windows 10: Folder View Settings and Desktop Icon Positions Not Saving - Page 47 - Windows 10 Forums
Last edited by Intrepid1; 12 Feb 2016 at 09:52.
You're really very fortunate if that's the only problem you've got.. some have far more frustrating and functionally disadvantageous problems.
That said, I quite agree with you about the relative carelessness and thoughtlessness evident in places - quite remarkable after all the insider trial period.
Win 10 Icons shifted left upon restart work around. Right click on desktop select “View” uncheck “Auto arrange icons”, “Align icons to grid” and “Show desktop icons”. Reboot. Once you rebooted get to desktop right click go to “View” and check what you want. However you have to do this at every reboot.
This is a very good workaround to a problem which Microsoft should have solved by now. Previous versions of Windows for as long as I can remember have all allowed you to fix the layout of icons on your desktop.
Thank you.
I've only just come to Win 10 directly from XP, and am nowhere near the level of understanding of the members here. However, the icons jumping around finally got the better of me today so I posted on another forum (actually for woodwork) and someone suggested that for Win 7 (which may work in w10):
Settings-personalisation-themes try clearing the check box "Allow themes to automatically arrange icons"
Well, that checkbox is there in W10. I am yet to rearrange my desktop icons for the umteenth time and tested it (because I haven't noted what causes them to shift - it just seems to happen), but perhaps that may help some people?
Apologies if I'm stating the bleeding obvious, and I haven't read the whole thread in detail, but you never know....
This is a good workaround to this irritating problem that only arises in Windows 10.
How To Lock Desktop Icons In Windows
Good luck
Thanks Roger, I'll try that because I've just discovered this minute that the fix that was suggested to me doesn't work......
All I did was leave the puta unattended for about 10 mins and came back to find them rearranged. :-( At the same time my firefox windows got shifted around and resized - that's driving me nuts as well, along with Folder windows only opening to the shape of the last one I resized - and on the monitor that the last one was opened (running two monitors). There is no "Remember folder views" button to check in folder options in W10.