Why Do My Desktop Icons Keep Moving Windows 10?
Contents If Windows Does Not Let You Rearrange the Icons as You Want, Then Most Probably the Auto-Arrange Icons Option Is Turned On. to See or Change This...
If Windows does not let you rearrange the icons as you want, then most probably the Auto-arrange icons option is turned on.
To see or change this option, right-click on an empty space of your desktop, and move the mouse pointer to highlight the View item on the shortcut menu.
How do I lock my icons on my desktop Windows 10?
Method 1:
- In your desktop, right click on an open area.
- Select Personalise, click Themes on the left menu.
- Remove the checkmark on Allow themes to change desktop icons, then click Apply.
- Arrange your icons where you want them to be.
How do I stop Windows 10 from rearranging my desktop icons?
Stop Windows 10 Desktop Icons from Changing Location After a Screen Refresh
- Press Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog and type: %userprofile% and hit Enter.
- Your User folder will open.
- Next, open the AppData folder and then open the Local folder.
- Select the IconCache file then click Delete.
- That’s it!
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