Windows 10: Windows 10 won't leave desktop items where I put them

I want some icons and Word documents on the right side of my desktop, yet Windows 10 keeps moving them and it's really frustrating. I want them where I want them. I was told to make one change in the registry, ( I can't remember now exactly what it was) , but that didn't solve the problem. How can I stop this from happening every day? Thank you.

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Desktop icons won’t go where I put them

Ever since i installed an update months ago, when i go to drag and drop icons to the left side of the screen the icon will move to somewhere random on the desktop, and it will also sometimes move other icons that im not trying to move to random places. I
have tried turning auto arrange on and off, and have also turned the align to grid option on and off, and nothing fixes it. I have an asus laptop.

 

Desktop icons won’t go where I put them

Hi Alex. I'm Greg, a volunteer installation specialist and 8 year Windows MVP, here to help you.

This is a bug in Windows 10 I'm trying to get fixed. The way I get around it is to choose the best screen resolution for the sizing you want at Settings>System>Display, then on the desktop hold the Ctrl button while you zoom the mouse slowly (or tap the + and
- key) to try different sizes of the icons to see if they will stay put and not jump out of the row along the border.

Once you find the right zoom level to place all icons where you want them, right click an empty area of the desktop to Refresh to have Windows remember their location (until it doesn't).

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

 

Download a program 'Desktop OK' - it is very small program & works well with all versions of Windows -

DesktopOK 4.35 Save and restore the desktop icon positions.

 

I haven't changed anything. For example, I have a Word doc that I open, add text, and close it. I want it over on the right side of the desktop. Every time I close it, it's moved and placed among the majority of docs and icons on the left. It really makes me crazy.

 

This is one of many mysteries I cannot understand.
I never had the issue of desktop icons being moved, and I have many, many of them ( see my screenshot). They always stay where I placed them.
The only time they got moved around was when I changed screen resolution, or when I changed the taskbar width.

 

Atanasian, I will try it, but I was hoping that Windows 10 had it's own fix. I'd rather not install a lot of extra programs to fix Windows problems, but if that's my only option, I'll do it.

 

I have a question. Is this only for icons or will it also keep Word docs where I put them? Currently, it leaves my Outlook icon where I want it, it moves my Skype icon, and moves my Word docs. It also leaves one folder, but moves another folder. There's no sense in what it chooses to let stay on the right, and what it moves over to the left.