Windows 10: Desktop icons moved to secondary display

Discus and support Desktop icons moved to secondary display in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a dual monitor setup, and it's been working fine for years... suddenly, about a week ago, it started a peculiar habit of moving all my desktop... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by PhilUp, Jan 10, 2025.

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    Desktop icons moved to secondary display


    I have a dual monitor setup, and it's been working fine for years... suddenly, about a week ago, it started a peculiar habit of moving all my desktop icons to the secondary display. I can't work out what triggers it - it just seems to happen every now and then for no apparent reason; suddenly I see them all over there. I drag them back they retain their relative positions, and carry on... til it happens again.I tried deleting my desktop.ini file, but that didn't help.I am not aware of any updates prior to this happening. The last Windows update was last month, weeks before this started hap

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