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  1. Windows 10 Laptop Desktop Icons Keep Rearranging to the left side


    Please help I have a windows 10 laptop and for some reason my desktop icons keeps rearranging to the left side of the screen after I rearranged them on my own and restart or shut down my laptop then open it all the desktop icons are back to the left side of the screen. I have tried many ways like making sure that auto arrange or align icons to grid are unchecked, making sure that the settings under themes (Allow themes to change desktop icons) is unchecked, Scan for any virus but according to my antivirus no virus are found, I don't use ESET Antivirus so for those people having this kind of problems when having ESET Antivirus installed does not affect me because I have Avast and even tried sfc/scannow on command prompt but my laptop didn't find any integrity violations or errors. Please help. *Sad

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    dacoolmike, Sep 16, 2017
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  2. Desktop icons continually rearrange themselves on left side of screen. How can I prevent this?? Note "auto arrange" is unchecked. I am running Windows 10

    Desktop icons continually rearrange themselves on left side of screen. How can I prevent this?? Note "auto arrange" is unchecked. I am running Windows 10
     
    JohnVetter1, Sep 16, 2017
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  3. Dr. Musou Win User
    Desktop icons keep moving at startup

    I have been experiencing the same issue at times, especially recentlly.

    I have searched for the solution, and no luck. It seems that it is the glitch Microsoft has not yet resolved.

    Here is a Temporal Alternative Solution:

    Since the system rearranges desktop icons automatically in the left side of the screen each
    time the system is refreshed or rebooted or start/Restart, I decided to arrange all desktop icons in the left side in the way I wish. In this way, the system does not rearrange the icons. It is important not to leave any space.

    If you would like to arrange icons with some spaces between them, create empty file folders and use them instead of spaces.

    I still keep Recycle Bin in the middle. It is not much work, since it is the only one I have to move back after Unwanted Automatic Rearrangement.

    I use "Medium icons" and "Align icons to grid."
     
    Dr. Musou, Sep 16, 2017
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  4. bro67 Win User

    Windows 10 Laptop Desktop Icons Keep Rearranging to the left side

    Right click your mouse on the desktop and look at the Right Click menu to see if they are set to auto-arrange. Your AV has zero reasons on this, because it would be a desktop setting for the GUI.
     
    bro67, Sep 16, 2017
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  5. Like I said auto arrange and align to grid are both ticked off its written there on my post. *Confused
     
    dacoolmike, Sep 16, 2017
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  6. sml156 Win User
    Strange I just tried it, I put one of my icons in the middle of my display and rebooted and it was still there.



    Windows 10 Laptop Desktop Icons Keep Rearranging to the left side [​IMG]
     
    sml156, Sep 16, 2017
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  7. bro67 Win User
    Then something like using different desktop resolution settings and/or connecting to different monitors will change the position of your icons.
     
    bro67, Sep 17, 2017
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  8. Windows 10 Laptop Desktop Icons Keep Rearranging to the left side

    I dont change my resolution and I'm using laptop not pc. So those monitor thing doesnt apply to me
     
    dacoolmike, Sep 17, 2017
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  9. bro67 Win User
    Never stated that you did. Just stated the possibilities of why they are changing. There is no malware out there that randomly changes desktop icon positions.
     
    bro67, Sep 17, 2017
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  10. So what do I do now? *Sad
     
    dacoolmike, Sep 17, 2017
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  11. bro67 Win User
    That is up to you. If all that is happening is your icons moving around on your Desktop, I would suggest moving on.
     
    bro67, Sep 17, 2017
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  12. werby Win User
    Why don't you try to completely remove any AV program (not Defender) and if no result, just live with it?
    Also, you may try to create a new user account and see if issue still remains.
     
    werby, Sep 18, 2017
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  13. dcol Win User

    Windows 10 Laptop Desktop Icons Keep Rearranging to the left side

  14. dalchina New Member
    It's a problem that has affected SOME users of Windows from at least Windows Vista onwards.

    As @dcol says, there are several free utilities that can help for those that are affected.

    There are a couple of VERY long threads on this topic on this forum. E.g.
    Desktop icons keep rearranging - Windows 10 Forums
     
    dalchina, Mar 13, 2018
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  15. This is what's worked for me and I just double-checked again.
    Uncheck auto arrange
    Leave align icons to grid checked
    Leave the settings under themes (Allow themes to change desktop icons) checked.
    --- In the Desktop icon settings box, Recycle bin is the only Desktop icon checked.

    After I change my icon arrangements, I shut down and start the computer back up or restart my computer.
    --- I just did that twice in a row and did not have any problems with the rearranged icons.

    EDIT: I know you are on the right track trying to accomplish what you want to do. But please consider what I mentioned works for me. It only takes about a minute to find out if it would work for you.
    --- I have 4 Windows 10 computers.
    --- I also use that same procedure for the people I help at our Senior Center as well as my family & friends.

    BTW, is this a new problem?
     
    MeAndMyComputer, Apr 4, 2018
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