My windows 10 PC has an anoying habit of rearranging the icons on my desktop. After using the icons for a bit i know where they are (or should be) Then i log on and they are not where they should be they have been moved. Its nothing i have done i just logged off normally there was no crash or warning messages they have just been moved. Annoying
Windows version number 22H2 (OS build 19045 4291)
Hello,
Right-click on an empty space on the Desktop > Click on View > Untick Auto arrange Icons.
Turn On or Off Auto Arrange Desktop Icons in Windows 10
This topic has been discussed many, many, many, many, many, many times.
Feel free to search tenforums where you will find recommendations for freeware to restore desktop icon positions e.g. Desktop OK.
Keep few icons on your desktop- use other means.
Or try Stardock's Fences.
All PC users have their own style of arranging icons on the desktop. While some users prefer letting Windows automatically arrange desktop icons, most users want to arrange desktop icons in their own way.
As you might have observed by now, Windows 10/11 automatically changes desktop icon positions when you change the screen resolution. Desktop icons might change their positions while playing a game or after disconnecting from an external display.
If you have arranged desktop icons in a particular way, you might want to save those desktop icon positions.
While there is no built-in option to save and restore desktop icon positions, third-party utilities can help you preserve and restore desktop icon positions in Windows 10/11. The best thing about third-party utilities is that they can save multiple layouts.
Following are the two free utilities out there to help you save and restore desktop icon positions in Windows 10/11 and earlier versions.
DesktopOK
It can save multiple layouts and can also automatically save desktop icon layouts. You can configure it to automatically save the desktop icon layout every 15 minutes, every hour, every 6 hours, or every day.
If you want, there is an option to export/import desktop icon layouts as well. Options to automatically save the icon layout each time you shut down your PC and load it every time you start your PC are present as well.
It also offers options to save icon size and spacing between icons.
DesktopOK 11.19 Save and restore the desktop icon positions.
Restore Desktop Icon Layouts
It allows you to save multiple icon layouts. The program displays the time, total number of icons on the screen, and the resolution of the screen at the time of saving the layout.
The best thing about Restore Desktop Icon Layouts is that you don’t need to open the program to save or restore the icon layout. You can make it to work right from the desktop context menu.
Please note that the program doesn’t add the option to the desktop context menu with default settings. To add the option, launch Restore Desktop Icon Layout, click Options, click Add context menu, and then click Desktop. If you don’t want to clutter the desktop context menu, you can add the same to This PC as well.
Once added, simply right-click on an empty spot on the desktop, click Desktop Icon Layout, and then click the Save/Restore option.
ReIcon v2.0 (Restore Desktop Icon Layouts)
Hope this helps.
Last edited by AmericanPharaoh; 2 Weeks Ago at 16:47.
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