Windows 10: Desktop "Align Icons to Grid" option greyed out, how do i make them usable again?

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    Desktop "Align Icons to Grid" option greyed out, how do i make them usable again?


    Hello,I have a Problem with my desktop because i can't change some right click settings like "Align Icons to grid" or "Auto Arrange Icons" and the whole "sort section is greyed out.I have found out that it might have something to do with a Program that changed something in the Groud Policy editor but i am running Windows 11 Home so I can't access the Group Polocy Editor.I am on Windows 11 HomeJust Upgraded from Windows 10 and the Problem was also Present on Windows 10

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