Windows 10: Desktop icons keep re-aranging themselves. How to stop it?

For some reason, every time I change users, the desktop icons re-arrange themselves.

I Switch Users often.

This hasn't happened in 20 years, but Win10 has decided to do this.

Can anyone please let me know how to stop this

I cannot find any way to do this.

Thanks

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Desktop Icons moving

How can I stop my desktop icons from re arranging themselves when I restart my computer at times?

 

Icons arranging by themselves on the desktop

My icons keep arranging themselves after reboot or desktop refresh (Auto arrange and arange togrid are not checked). Tried clean reboot - issue persists. Tried safe mode - issue persists there too. Tried creating a different user, issue - persists. Tried
system restore to a restore point - issue comes back after restart. Sweeped my whole pc with anti-virus software, nothing changes. At this point I do not know what to do. Any ideas?

 

Hi, there are extensive discussions on this topic- your slant on changing users may be new.
The problem is not new to Win 10, nor does it affect everyone.

Please have a look through these and see if anything helps, then post back
Desktop icons keep rearranging - Windows 10 Forums
Desktop icons keep rearranging - Page 3 - Windows 10 Forums
How do I fix desktop icon rearrange issue? - Windows 10 Forums

 

Only happened for me if there was some display scaling (other than 100%) set - then the icons then all jump to the left hand side when switching users.

It seems it is fixed in latest insider build 14287 though so perhaps the fix will get more generally released at some point.

 

Hmm, interesting.. the default on my new hi res 15.6" laptop was 125%... but I never tried switching users..

 

There are so many problems with Win10, I'm thinking of going back to Win7 and returning in a few years.

Its good to know they're working on this - so annoying....


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My Win 10's been stable on 2 laptops.. after a couple of glitches early on.. not everyone's been so lucky. Definitely some weak points.

 

I'm just fed up, so many problems, so many bugs, poor design and bad functions.

I mean - how can Windows not have a Search function that works?!?

Perhaps I'll come back to Win10 in a few years when they've got themselves together.


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Windows Search has been something I've always avoided. Agreed, it is very awkward (relatively) and comparatively slow (searching for things on a PC, not the internet) whether using the limited Cortana My Stuff - which only seems to search indexed locations or trying to get a sensible result using explorer. Its only use to me is searching Settings.

Two freeware tools with find-as-you-type faster than the eye can blink results that index files and folders:
Everything (void tools) - modern, maintained,
Locate32 (older, adds search within text files)

Both have sophisticated search string and search specification options.

Now I've got Win 10 looking ok (note the Orb, transparency, Win 7 icons), I ignore Cortana, Win 10's start menu and the universal apps, use Thunderbird and Firefox, about the on;y thing that plagues me is the need to reconfirm associations on odd occasions which others have reported.




But I can understand people being frustrated with random bugs unaccountably reappearing or driver issues, for example.

At least you haven't had 'System and compressed memory' using excessive CPU plaguing you... not that I want to put you off..

 

Thanks for the info - most useful!

Win10 - sometimes I think its more of a suicide note than an operating system. Its Microsoft's way of saying 'We already have too much money, have you thought about using Chrome?'.

Oh well.... I'll try these out


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This behaviour is a 'feature' of Windows 10 due to poor software design & testing. Switching between accounts causes this icons to rearrange rendering the switching function useless. I find the icons stay put provided you log out of an account first before logging in to the other account.

 

No, it is a bug which has been fixed.

That is all.