Windows 10: Two monitors and desktop icons load on to second

Please can someone help. When I have monitor 1 on (destop main) and the second monitor (off) but get new icon from installed program. How can I make to icon go on the desktop monitor and not the spare monitor 2 (which is off) when I'm not using it? When I open noepad...it goes to monitor 2.... its annoying

window 10 pro (204(build:19041.388)

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How to stop all the main screen icons moving to second monitor (Windows10) ?

Hi,

This can be a default when opening a game to maximize the functionality of having two monitors. To clarify the issue, we need additional information:

• When you close the game, do the icons go back to the main display or does it stays on the second monitor?
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?

We'll keep an eye out on your response.

 

Remove Linux Desktop Icons

I am not sure whether this will work (Ubuntu does not have icons like that on the desktop by default), but I suggest opening the trash bin and sweeping the icons into the window showing the trash bin.

 

Desktop icons disappeared with 2nd monitor, Windows 10

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Did the desktop icons disappear from both the displays when the main display was switched?

2. Which built version of Windows are you currently using?

When you setup multiple monitors, you will get options to personalize the display according to your needs, these options are:-

1. Duplicate these displays- Shows the entire desktop on both displays. The second or other monitors mirror the primary monitor.
2. Extend these displays - Stretch the desktop across the two displays. The desktop screen of your PC is extended across all the detected monitors and allows you to have a desktop screen that spans across all monitors.
   

If the display settings are set to Extend these display, all the launched application will be displayed in the monitor which has ‘Make this my main display’ option enabled under the ‘Multiple displays’
settings. The desktop icons will only be displayed on the main display.

You can refer the following article on How
to Setup Multiple Monitors in Microsoft Windows 10 and
Set up dual monitors on Windows 10
for more information.

Reply with the information
to the above questions, in order to assist
you with appropriate troubleshooting steps.

Hope it helps.

Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator