Desktop view has become the view of a folder

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  1. Ztruker
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    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
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    Strange, the problem has healed itself. Icons are staying put now and right click on Desktop and selecting Refresh does not cause them to move either.

    No idea what happened but you can bet I wont press Ctrl+Shift+6 again :)
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  3. Win10Pro
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    Ztruker said:
    I think I'll try creating a new account and see if the problem show sup there or not.

    Here's the registry path to Desktop icons: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop Maybe you'll find there anything useful.

    Maybe create a second, virtual, desktop with the same set of icons to see it the problem persists.

    PS
    Sorry, I haven't noticed your previous post. By the way: thanks for the warning.
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  4. mrrice
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    Widows 10
       New #13

    I Fixed My Desktop


    I'm sure I caused this because I do quite a lot of cntrl shift 6 commands working on Cisco Routers & Switches.

    I fixed this by putting the mouse pointer directly on the desktop, right click, click on view and unchecked Show desktop icons. If you click Show desktop icons again it comes back. Click it again and it goes away.

    Hide or Show Desktop Icons in Windows 10 - Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials


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    Last edited by Brink; 26 Apr 2017 at 09:34. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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