Windows 10: Win11 22H2: user taskbar position and custom desktop icons wrecked.

Just been "gifted" Win11 22H2. The registry hack to put the taskbar where the user wants it instead of where Microsoft has decided we should have it no longer appears to work. I want MY taskbar vertically on the left with user-variable width - with my "quick select" toolbox which MS also appears to have eff'd off at the high port. OpenShell seems to have been overridden, too.It might be YOUR OS that you are giving me for free but YOU are installing it on MY equipment and I want it set up the way I want it, not the way YOU think I should have it, Microsoft. Taking away useful interface function

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How to prevent desktop icons from changing positions

Hi Stephen,

There are various reasons why you're experiencing the issue. Let us isolate your concern by enabling the
Auto arrange icons option, and then disabling it to see if the issue will persist. To do this follow these steps:

• Go to the Desktop screen, and then right click anywhere.
• Hover your mouse on View.
• Select Auto arrange icons.
• Restart the computer.
• After restarting the computer, check if your Desktop icons are still in the right position after clicking the
  Auto arrange icons option.
• If your Desktop icons are in the right position, repeat steps 1-3 to disable the
  Auto arrange icons option.
  
• Customize the position of your Desktop icons.
• Restart the computer.
• After restarting the computer, check if the issue will occur.

We'll be waiting for your response.

 

Saving custom desktop icon positions

Hi,

 

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10. 

 

I understand the inconvenience that you are facing on Windows 10, we will help you with this issue.

In order to assist you better, I would like to know the following queries:

What happens when you customize your Desktop icons?

How long does it retains it positions? Does it change on restart?



I suggest you to try the methods below and check if it helps.



Method 1:

I would suggest you to try the steps and check if it helps.

• Right-click on the desktop and click on View.
• Uncheck the option Align icons to grid.
• Check if the issue persists.

Method 2:

If the issue persists, I would suggest you to boot the computer to
Safe Mode and check if the issue occurs or not. If the issue does not occur in
Safe mode, set the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

Step 1:

I would suggest you to refer the article and check if it helps.

Start your PC in safe mode in Windows



Step 2:

If the issue do not occur in Safe Mode perform a
clean boot and check.

Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any
third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

Please refer the steps given in the link below to perform a Clean Boot:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135?ppud=4&wa=wsignin1.0

Note: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue



Hope this helps. Please respond if you have any further related query.



Thank you.

 

Saving custom desktop icon positions

Thanks for responding. The icons stay where I put them until I refresh or restart. Unchecking Align Icons to Grid does not solve the issue. Nothing
happened when I pressed F4 or F5 so I had to shut down and therefore wasn't able to restart in safe mode.

Looks like I'll end up taking my system back to the Geeks (45 ml drive) to see if they can remedy my issue.