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Discus and support Icons rearranging themselves on Windows 10 after changing monitor. in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi everyone. I recently got a new monitor that upgraded from the resolution 1680 x 1050 to 1920x1080. The problem I'm having is that the icons seem to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Dan_Banfield, Jun 21, 2021.

  1. Icons rearranging themselves on Windows 10 after changing monitor.


    Hi everyone. I recently got a new monitor that upgraded from the resolution 1680 x 1050 to 1920x1080. The problem I'm having is that the icons seem to be stuck in the old resolution. Whenever I change my icons' locations, they always reset after a restart. I've configured everything correctly, including resolution, and I've also done things like set "Auto Arrange" to off, delete IconCache.db, mess around with monitor resolution settings, but nothing works. If anyone could help, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

    :)
     
    Dan_Banfield, Jun 21, 2021
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  2. Zack-321 Win User

    desktop icons rearrange after connect/disconnect external monitor

    I use a second monitor to extend my desktop every day at work. After upgrade to windows 10, everytime I disconnect the monitor and restart all of my icons are now shoved to the left and rearranged by type. This is very frustrating. I've got 'auto arrange
    icons' deselected and haven't found any other options. This is getting pretty frustrating, anyone have any suggestions?
     
    Zack-321, Jun 21, 2021
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  3. Pbshiver Win User
    WINDOWS 10 Desktop icons rearrange when monitor turns off/on (ONE MONITOR)

    I have a problem where my icons keep rearranging to the left side of the screen every time I turn my monitor off/on again. I was wondering if anybody had an idea of what to do as other answers I found were for icons rearranging when the computer turns on/off
    which ISN'T the problem, or when someone had 2 monitors. First, a little information on my configurations and computer.

    • I DO NOT have auto arrange on
    • I have an Acer monitor connected through DVI. I use the power button on the monitor to turn it off.
    • I have Windows 10 Home Edition with an AMD Radeon R9 380 graphics card
    • Keep in mind that this problem happens with ONE MONITOR. I don't need solutions for if I had 2
    • I do not nor have ever had ESET, so solutions for that won't work
    • I would not like third party programs please
    • Remember, this only happens when I turn my monitor on/off
     
    Pbshiver, Jun 21, 2021
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  4. Icons rearranging themselves on Windows 10 after changing monitor.

    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, Jun 21, 2021
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