Windows 10: Desktop icons re-arrange when connecting external monitor

I have a laptop as my primary work computer and sometimes I connect it on the same monitor as always. But this time I wanted to test what would happen if I set the secondary monitor as primary.


Since then, if my laptop is set to primary, I connect it to my monitor and if the external monitor position is set to right, all my desktop icons re-arrange. If the external moitor is set as primary and if the monitor position is set to left, it re-arrange the icons too.


I want the Icons to stay at there places, like before. how can I do it?

:)

 

Desktop icons move to primary monitor after connecting external monitor

Hi,

Please reply to the questions mentioned below in order to assist you in a better way.

• Did you make any changes to the computer prior to connecting the external monitor?
  
• Have you chosen the option of extending the display or duplicating display?

You may follow the below steps to reinstall the Display driver through device manager:


Do the uninstall procedure of drivers mentioned below -

• Press Windows Key + R on your desktop screen to go to run command box.
• Type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter.
• In Display Adapter, expand Display Adapter, right-click the device drivers listed, and then click
  Uninstall.
• When you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove the device, click
  OK.
• Restart the computer.

After the computer restarts, the drivers will be automatically installed.

Check if the Auto arrange icons option is enabled.

To do so, follow the steps given below:

a. Right-click an empty area of the
desktop.

b. Click View, and then click
Auto Arrange to clear the check mark next to it.

Please revert if you still face issue with desktop icons rearranging themselves.

Thank you.

 

Desktop icons move to primary monitor after connecting external monitor

Original title: Desktop icons move

After I arrange my desktop icons on my laptop, everything is fine until I plug in an external monitor. Then all icons move to the right of my laptop screen which is my primary display. How do I correct this problem so that icons DO NOT move with an external
monitor attached?

 

External monitor desktop icons issues

Hi all,

I'm using win 10 and since the November update I have an annoying issue.

I'm using a Lenovo laptop (Z41) and when at home I connect it to an external Dell monitor, and every time I connect or disconnect the external monitor the desktop icons are moving from they were and stuck up in the top left corner of the screen.

The "auto arrange icons" feature in the desktop is unchecked, and the issues wasn't present before the November update.

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanx in advance,

Nitzan