Windows 10: Can't move desktop icons off-screen

Discus and support Can't move desktop icons off-screen in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Before this latest update, I used to use all 4 sides of my screen. I used to keep half of each desktop icon out of screen. Now when I try to move an... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by bladla, Jun 10, 2017.

  1. BLADLA
    bladla Win User

    Can't move desktop icons off-screen


    Before this latest update, I used to use all 4 sides of my screen. I used to keep half of each desktop icon out of screen. Now when I try to move an icon a little bit out of screen Windows just won't let me. How do I fix this? I tried changing the regedit entry "IconVerticalSpacing", didn't help.

    :)
     
    bladla, Jun 10, 2017
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  2. NICKDANNENBERG
    NickDannenberg Win User

    Desktop Icons move by themselves off the screen!

    Hello,

    It's been a few days now that my desktop icons move themselves around and off the screen, I'm running a windows 10 with two screens. They usually move above the screen and go off it, I can't find them and I can't move them around.

    How do I fix this?
     
    NickDannenberg, Jun 10, 2017
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  3. ANDREW ELSE
    Andrew Else Win User
    Desktop icons and most recent Windows 10 Update

    Since the most recent Windows 10 update, I am no longer able to drag desktop icons off the screen; I dislike the recycling bin being on my desktop because I can't change its icon to make it invisible, nor can I remove it from the desktop. Did Microsoft intentionally
    make this happen? If there is any way that I can remove the bin from my desktop, change the icon to a custom icon, or move it off screen again, please tell me how. Thanks!

    P.S. I do not have "Align icons to grid" checked.
     
    Andrew Else, Jun 10, 2017
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