I can't move the icons on my desktop by dragging them (I use to be able to) how correct them where I can move them again (I can't delete is)?
I can't move the icons on my desktop by dragging them (I use to be able to) how correct them where I can move them again (I can't delete them either?)
Hello
Thanks for posting this question in the Microsoft Community.
If I understand correctly, you are not able to drag icons on the desktop. I'll certainly try and help you in the matter of fixing.
To help you to propose measures to solve the problem, I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions:
1. Since when are you facing the issue?
2. you have any security program installed on the computer?
3. what happens when you try to remove the icons?
4. do you get an error message?
5. are you aware of any changes made to the computer before the show?
Run a full scan using the Microsoft Safety Scanner and check for infections.
Note: there is a risk of data loss if all the files are infected and which can be removed in the cleaning process.
If the problem persists, start the computer in safe mode and perform a clean boot. Clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.
Note: when you are finished troubleshooting, follow step 3, mentioned in the article to start the computer to a normal startup.
Hope this helps and let us know if you need more assistance. We will be happy to help.
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