Windows 10: Desktop Icons - Problem remembering icon positioning + random sorting

Hi all,

I have a small issue where every once in a while my desktop icons would not remember their previous position, and I had to sort them again. This problem still occurs, but now I can even reproduce the issue 100% by moving 1 set icon to a new position that will cause all icons to become unsorted.

Here is a clip showing part of the issue:
[youtube]nE3o2WVTmuA[/youtube]

I want to mention that I run a 3 monitor setup, and the desktop icons in on the second (non primary) monitor.

Anyone have any suggestions how to solve this, or does Windows need to patch it?

Cheers

:)

 

Windows 10 desktop icons not in order

In ccleaner, did you uncheck cleaning the icon cache... have not used in a while; however, I think that is what the option is called.

Now, if you are setting the icons and they move after you have set the settings and not changed them... you may have the "Random Windows 10 Icon movement problem".
Some people have this and some don't.

Here is a thread on the problem at Windows10 forums: Windows 10: Folder View Settings and Desktop Icon Positions Not Saving

 

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.

 

Windows 10: Desktop icon positions are not remembered.

Original Problem:

Problem:

My desktop icons are reset to the default left side position of desktop at every startup/restart. I have googled the problem for a while and found out the following:

- Yes, I did a full system scan with Nod32, but I do not remember when this problem started to accur.

- I tried installing the DesktopOk and when I click on save icons layout the icons are saved with the default alignment to the left. As if there is some sort of a default file loaded in the memory that keeps my icons to the left.

- My auto arrange option is not checked

- I did a clean video driver re-install using 3dGuru drive sweeper

- I tried the rebuild icon cache script

- Clicking Refresh after I place icons to where I want them does not help

Why my icons are predetermined to be on the left side. For example, the key icon i am following is the Recycle Bin. Right now its position is set to the Upper Left corner. Even if I move it and then save with DesktopOk, it moves to the upper left corner by
itself during the save.

This is due to Not32 bug.

In case anyone runs into this problem and a lot of internet sources suggest that there is no cure for this

bug but a Win OS reinstall, here is the solution:

From: chimera8888

Source: Windows 10: Folder View Settings and Desktop Icon Positions Not Saving Solved - Page 24 - Windows 10 Forums

A FIX WAS FOUND ON THE ESET WEBSITE

I will provide the FIX here and walk you through it

FIX was found by AREZCO

In regedit go to those 2 destinations

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\InProcServer32\

and

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\InProcServer32\

Double click on (Default) and replace "%SystemRoot%\SysWow64\shell32.dll" with "%SystemRoot%\system32\windows.storage.dll" in both file destinations then restart your PC and everything should work fine !!

You will need to read this to edit those reg keys:

How to Take Full Permissions Control to Edit Protected Registry Keys