Windows 10 -Icons

[ChasD]

Windows 10 seems to have developed the irritating habit of re-arranging the icons on the desktop, which can be rather annoying. To fix this, right click on a blank bit of screen, select 'Personalise', click 'Desktop Icons, Unclick the box 'Allow Themes to change icons'.
Seems a bit of a daft thing to have as a default setting - but there ya go !


Regards ... Chas

[YM-Mundrabilla]

You can also just left click and hold on the icon and drag it to wherever on the desktop that you want it.

[Chris Isaac]

I use an application called Stardock Fences. It enables you to position your icons into meaningful and labelled groups. Used it for a number of years. Very good.

[ChasD]

Originally Posted by YM-Mundrabilla

You can also just left click and hold on the icon and drag it to wherever on the desktop that you want it.

Hi Mundrabilla; Therein lies the problem ! With the recent change, having arranged your screen just as you want it, the next time you turn on, the system will have shuffled them all over to one side, all in random order so you gotta do it all again - only to have them re-shuffled next start up ! It seems to be a thing some bright spark thought would be good but in the real world is a real pain. Seems to have popped up with a recent update, so if yours hasn't started to do it yet, watch for it starting.


Regards Chas.

[YM-Mundrabilla]

Thanks Chas.
Mine seem to stay in (more or less I think anyway) the same place. Perhaps I should quit while I am ahead?
Or not so far behind might be more accurate ?????
Perhaps I have fiddled with some setting ages ago that I have forgotten about ???
Geoff (YM)

[BobClay]

Right click on the desktop and select 'View.' Various ways of arranging icons can be ticked or unticked.