Windows 10: MEDIUM desktop icons move to secondary monitor

Discus and support MEDIUM desktop icons move to secondary monitor in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; okayso right clicked display settings - view using extended display - show desktop icons is checkedwhen I choose icon sizesmall icons show on primary... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by stancardwell, Apr 3, 2025.

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    MEDIUM desktop icons move to secondary monitor


    okayso right clicked display settings - view using extended display - show desktop icons is checkedwhen I choose icon sizesmall icons show on primary laptoplarge and extra large icons show on primarymedium icons move to the secondary monitor???this is on "extend monitor display" kinda the point of having more than oneI can drag them back to primary - but I hate to think what that will do when I only use my laptop as a single monitorOKAY - so now - in playing around - the medium icons are on my primary laptop display yay!, but now the small icons move to the secondary display AND ctrl+

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