Windows 10: Icons rearrange on reboot

Discus and support Icons rearrange on reboot in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hello, Ever since we have had users install 1909 update, there are some people who have issues with the icons on their desktop moving. They might move... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by ETJR, Mar 4, 2020.

  1. ETJR Win User

    Icons rearrange on reboot


    Hello,

    Ever since we have had users install 1909 update, there are some people who have issues with the icons on their desktop moving. They might move to a different row or column or they will move to a totally different screen that is not the main screen. I have looked into this and see other people are having the same issue so I tried a few fixes that tried but they didn't work for my users. We have tried the following fixes:


    -roll back the update 1909 then reinstall when it didn’t work

    -Ran SFC /scannow

    -right click on the desktop>view>small icons and also align icons to grid and auto arrange icons.

    -Open cmd and do the following:

    -Cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\local and delete IconCache.db /a

    -Update graphics card and all updates

    -Rebuilt the users profile.


    Any help would be nice.

    Thank you

    :)
     
    ETJR, Mar 4, 2020
    #1

  2. Icons rearrangement

    Hi Amin,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    Please try below steps and check if it helps to stop rearranging desktop icon automatically.

    • Right click on desktop, click on View.
    • Uncheck Auto arrange icons.

    For issue related Start menu check if it has set for full screen try to Off it.

    • Go to Settings.
    • Click on Personalization.
    • Click on Start, turn Off Use Start full screen.

    Hope this helps. Please reply if you need further assistance.

    Thank you.












     
    Vardhaman Shetti, Mar 4, 2020
    #2
  3. Desktop icons rearrange at random

    Hi,

    In order for us to find out what causes your screen to go blank and rearrange the desktop icons, we would like to gather more information:

    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    • Have you made any recent changes to your computer prior to this issue?
    • When did you start experiencing this issue?

    Regards.
     
    Dennis Mop, Mar 4, 2020
    #3
  4. m3lis Win User

    Icons rearrange on reboot

    Desktop icons keep rearranging


    Hello,

    My desktop icons keep rearranging and windows explorer won't save the position I put them in.

    I can rearrange them but when I click 'Refresh' or if I restart explorer or if I reboot they rearrange to another setup. This happens in both normal mode and safe mode.

    I have tried all the solutions available on the internet with no luck, including the obvious ones (trying all the auto-arrange and grid options) and even some more complex ones (sfc, registry tweaks).

    Any suggestions will be appreciated.

    Thank you
     
    m3lis, Mar 4, 2020
    #4
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