Windows 10: Why does desktop file icon jump around sometimes when program is closed?

Discus and support Why does desktop file icon jump around sometimes when program is closed? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; [Originally posted underOffice/Word, it is more likely a Windows issue] Win 10 Pro 2004, Office 2019 H&S. I have a Word doc — not a shortcut — on... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by highstream, Jul 9, 2020.

  1. Why does desktop file icon jump around sometimes when program is closed?


    [Originally posted underOffice/Word, it is more likely a Windows issue]


    Win 10 Pro 2004, Office 2019 H&S. I have a Word doc — not a shortcut — on my desktop that I open, make an entry, save and then close the program every day. At least once or twice a week recently, upon closing the program, the icon will jump to another place far away on the desktop. Why might this be happening? On the desktop, it's next to a couple of Excel docs that are similarly opened, save and closed every day, and this has never happened with them or with any other of the many icons — files or programs — on the desktop. I don’t recall when this behavior started, i.e., before or after Win 10 2004, which I installed soon after release, but it is a matter of a very short time. Thanks,


    Note: Please respect that this is a question about a file icon’s unusual behavior, not whether or not file icons should be kept on the desktop.

    :)
     
    highstream, Jul 9, 2020
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    JennyMielke, Jul 9, 2020
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  4. Why does desktop file icon jump around sometimes when program is closed?

    Desktop icons have started jumping around in Windows 10

    I've done a short screen video of the curious behaviour. When I drag an icon towards another icon on the desktop, the other one jumps around. In this video I've only used one icon and the recycle bin, as I didn't want to show other icons on my desktop.

     
    Granny Buttons, Jul 9, 2020
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