Windows 10: Windows update broke my desktop icons

Discus and support Windows update broke my desktop icons in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Never had this issue in a very long time, as soon as i updated windows 10 to 1404, my icons now rearrange themselves after refreshing the desktop or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Eminent Demon, Jun 13, 2020.

  1. EMINENT DEMON
    Eminent Demon Win User

    Windows update broke my desktop icons


    Never had this issue in a very long time, as soon as i updated windows 10 to 1404, my icons now rearrange themselves after refreshing the desktop or rebooting the computer. I've tried deleting the icon cache, unchecking align to grid, unchecking allow desktop to rearrange icons in the themes section. None of these worked, what can i do now? seems each windows update something goes wrong...

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    Eminent Demon, Jun 13, 2020
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  2. PETER1986C
    Peter1986C Win User

    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.
     
    Peter1986C, Jun 13, 2020
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  3. TWICKSISTED
    twicksisted Win User
    Windows vista x64 computer icon always changing

    what icons are you referring to?
    In the Windows Explorer list or desktop?
     
    twicksisted, Jun 13, 2020
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  4. B.REICHEL
    b.reichel Win User

    Windows update broke my desktop icons

    Desktop icon list view not work?

    Lol. Of course MS responds with suggestions that you broke something. MS broke this with the Creators Update. They pretty much broke desktop icons altogether (probably doing some dumb crap for touch interface). I am really angry about this seeing as how
    the ability to view your desktop as a list with details was just about the only great UI advancement in Windows 10. There used to be a Windows 7 addon that would get your icons as a list and of course this no longer works either. Awful because I am one of
    those weirdos that uses my desktop as a working desktop and this has hit my productivity as I now have to change my workflow. Thanks MS. You're the best.
     
    b.reichel, Jun 13, 2020
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