Windows 10: Desktop icons moving after reboot

A user has two monitors, one 1920 res primary and the other 1280x1040 secondary.


He moves all his icons to where he wants on the desktop and then after a reboot they all move back to the way they were.


I have made sure Windows 10 is full up to date and on the latest feature set.

All drivers are up to date.


I have gone through every step I can find on general help guides -

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/desktop-icons-rearrange-move-after-reboot


as well as everything in this troubleshooting thread -

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e498db18-7299-4f31-aaca-ac93b1596534/windows-10-desktop-icons-moving-to-secondary-monitor



NOTHING has worked.


What else can I do?

:)

 

Desktop Icon Keeps On Moving

That's because your resolution is changing each time. To test, try setting to 1024x768, arrange a couple of icons and then restart the PC. As long as the resolution after startup is still 1024x768, then the icons won't move. Trust me. *Wink

 

Freely moving desktop icons in windows 10

Hi,

I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps.

• Right click on the blank space on desktop.
• Click on View.
• Uncheck Align icons to grid.

Hope this helps. Please get back to us if you need any other assistance.

Thank you.

 

Remove Linux Desktop Icons

I am not sure whether this will work (Ubuntu does not have icons like that on the desktop by default), but I suggest opening the trash bin and sweeping the icons into the window showing the trash bin.