Windows 10: Win 10 keeps re-arranging my desktop?

I have the occasional case (maybe once per week) that Windows decides to re-arrange my desktop icons each and every time I change *anything* on the desktop (e.g. move an existing icon or add another one) but apparently also sometimes "out-of-the-blue". *Mad
Then my carefully arranged desktop gets "re-arranged", i.e. all icons are moved to some - apparently random - position on the screen. Meanwhile I have installed a utility to correct that (Iconoid) which allows me to save a layout and re-apply it, but I have to trigger that utility again and again during the course of a day to correct the garbled layout again. After half a day or a day that "phenomenon" is gone and the desktop gets well-behaved again.

Why is that so? What could cause Windows 10 Pro to decide that it needs to rearrange all icons? Why are there days where it does that all the time and others, where this doesn't happen at all?

BTW: I have disabled the "Autoarrange" and "Align to grid" settings in the desktop's View-menu. It *me* who wants to have authorative control of where desktop icons get placed!

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desktop icon arrangement

Hello,

Kindly further elaborate your concern, to assist you better.

In the meantime, you may follow the step below to see if this would address your concern:

• Right-click on your desktop > Click View.

Note: If you want to manually arrange your desktop icons uncheck Auto arrange icons
then drag your icons depending on where you want to place them on your desktop. If you want your icons to be aligned to the grid, check
Align icons to grid.

Let us know what happens after.

 

Desktop Icons Keep Getting Re-arranged

Hello Yumpin,

After reading through the thread, please be advised that the Align icons to grid feature, your desktop icons will automatically be snapped into place as designated by an invisible grid on your screen. The grid keeps the icons aligned with each other to prevent
them from overlapping.

Now, since this is an arranged grid, it will move the icons you've setup depending on if the Auto arrange icons feature is enabled.

Have you followed the suggested steps in the thread you've attached above?

If you're still getting the same issue, please post back with the complete detail of the troubleshooting you've completed so we could further advise.

Regards.

 

Desktop Icons Keep Getting Re-arranged

Hi,

This might be caused by changes made on your device after the update. If icons are getting re-arranged every time you boot, then try the steps below:

• Right-click on any blank space on your desktop.
• Hover over View.
• Select the icon size. Set it to Small first, refresh desktop then set it to
  Medium.
• Check Align icons to grid.

Once done, refresh desktop and see if the icons will get re-arranged.

Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.