Windows 10: more columns on windows screen for icons?

I need help

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Windows vista x64 computer icon always changing

what icons are you referring to?
In the Windows Explorer list or desktop?

 

Desktop Icon Columns

The line shows insertion point, just like the caret when you drag text in word or other apps.

When you have Auto-arrange, the icons are constrained to the auto-arranged group. This has always been the case, but in older versions of Windows if you dropped the icon outside of the range it just moved it back to the end of the list. The effect here is the same, you get the icon moved to the same place, but the feedback just always shows you where the icon will go.

You certainly CAN move icons to more than one column, I had no trouble doing this.

See this image where I dragged an icon in auto-arrange mode from the left column to the right

 

Adjust the Number of Columns in the Start Menu beyond 4

Thank you for your reply Sangeeta.

I tried your steps and was not able to get it to work.

When you are in full screen in three column mode I was not able to add or move an icon to a fourth column.

When I turned on the more columns mode (4 columns) in full screen I was able to add or move an icon to a fourth column on both of the 4 column panels, however, when I de-selected the full screen mode to show the left hand column (recent items, settings,
all apps, etc.) the start menu reverted to one 4 column panel organized vertically instead of a horizontal arrangement of two four column panels which is what I was hoping to achieve. There is ample screen space to have two 4 column panels in the default
start screen mode (i.e. not full screen mode).

I also went through several shutdowns and reboots to see if that would make a difference in trying to add more columns to the default start screen. Shutting down and restarting did not help.

In sum, I am trying to utilize the horizontal space when not in full screen mode so I don't have to scroll down to see all the apps or icons. By adding more available columns I can add more Apps and still see them on the screen without having to scroll.
To me, having to scroll to see all the Apps defeats the functionality of the start screen in default mode or full screen. In prior versions of Windows you could add many, many icons without having to scroll.

Finally, when I turned off the more columns selection to go back to three column mode I was left with one long vertical column instead of the two 3 column panels which I had before I started this exercise. After rebooting I was able to get back to the two
3 column panels which I had originally.

So a lot of effort and time was expended to get back to where I started.

In the future, I would ask that you (or anyone else) do all the steps on your own Surface Book or Tablet to insure that they resolve the issue before suggesting that someone try some steps that maybe will solve the issue or maybe not.

Thank you,

Jim