Windows 10: Icons keep moving on to my primary monitor in windows 11

Discus and support Icons keep moving on to my primary monitor in windows 11 in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi,Ever since I switched from windows 10 to 11, I noticed that to shut down/restart my computer all the icons jump from the second monitor to my main... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by MarekGaz, Jan 23, 2025.

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    Icons keep moving on to my primary monitor in windows 11


    Hi,Ever since I switched from windows 10 to 11, I noticed that to shut down/restart my computer all the icons jump from the second monitor to my main monitor. Due to the fact that I want to keep my main monitor background clean, I have the icons on the second monitor.I would also like to know if this is just a windows 11 thing, but I noticed that unlike windows 10, windows 11 doesn't remember if I had for example discord open on the second monitor and starts cramming it onto my main monitor, windows 10 for example always remembered where and what apps I had left on and open on the base of the

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