The desktop icons move after reboot

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• Windows 7 desktop icons move after reboot

  Hello world!

  This is the first time in my life (and I am 41) ask your question like this, windows product but I am already desperate with this annoying icon problem, and I consider myself an advanced PC user.

  I like to organize my desktop icons (and I have a lot) in my own way everywhere in the desktop for my comfort and until a few days ago they still reappeard on the same place where I put them after the restart or shutdown.

  A few days ago, I bought a new TV (LG LCD 80 cm) with a HDMI input and connect with my Nvidia GeForce 9400GT via a graphics card HDMI 10 m long hi-speed and turn on my PC. During the time of startup, I chose Windows 7 (either by the way, I have 3 OS-es on a HARD drive on separate partitions 3: WinXPpro Win7pro 64 bit, Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit) and when the loggin screen should appeard there was only white screen on my primary monitor, ACER A221HQ (22 "), connected by VGA cable. I couldn't even logg in Windows until it hits me, I better turn on the TV as well and BINGO, my loggin screen was on TV and not on my screen. Then I try to set my screen as main screen to be invited to have the obsolete Nvidia graphics card driver and I need to download the latest version. Is not not lazy i made cela, open the Nvidia Control Panel and set both views to clone fashion but the TV is to be marked as 1 (primary) and 2 (secondary) monitor and there is no option to manually set monitor as display a (primary).

  After that whenever I boot windows 7, that the desktop icons move to the left side of the screen little matter what I do in the menu desktop options.

  I guess this happens because windows now think my TV is the main display, not the monitor and send it so the Office on television to see that is turned off and then sends it to the screen, but with desktop icons rearranged for a stupid reason because I put resolutions on both screens to their native 1920 x 1080 resolution / 32 bit color / 60 Hz.

  Does anyone have an idea how to solve this problem? I tried to install this 3rd party software to save the position of the desktop icon, but it didn't work, I uninstall.

  Also this problem appears only on Windows 7, Windows XP have no problem at all, nor Ubuntu 11.04.

  Thanx.

  (Sorry for the grammatical errors, but English is not my native language)

  I'm sure you're right about the why behind it all, and I don't have an immediate solution.  However, I recommend a program of a company that has done a lot to work with and licensed a lot of Microsoft software.  It's an arrangement program called desktop icon by StarDock fences.  It might suit your needs.

• How can I prevent the desktop icons move arround whenever a different profile is open?

  We have windows vista with 2 user profiles that are the main ones used.

  How can I add/remove/move the desktop icons on my profile without moving/remove on the profile of other people?

  What is the point of having 2 different profiles, so everything I do on my effects profile profile of others?

  also is it possible to add/remove programs (games, downloads) without doing the same for the other profile of people?

  Hi JexterMaxim,

  1. what type of user accounts that you use?
  2. don't you log on as an administrator?
  3. don't you make changes to the agreement of the issue occur?

  When you install a program, you will need to select the installation option in particular only to user accounts. Not in user accounts. You can try the following steps.

  Desktop shortcuts are stored in one of two places:
  (a) in c:\Users\Public\Desktop. These shortcuts are shared and are visible to the user ever.
  (b) in c:\Users\UserName\Desktop. These shortcuts are not shared and are visible to the user.

  When you right click on a shortcut, and then click general, then you can see where this particular shortcut is stored.

  To make a shortcut of the group a) visible to yourself, do this method:
  a. drag the shortcut to the side with the right button of the mouse.
  b. Select "copy". You have now two seemingly identical shortcuts.
  c. delete the original shortcut.

• Is it safe to remove the desktop icons rest after a support session remotely Microsoft Tech Support?

  Hello everyone,

      Some time back I had experienced problems with Windows Update continually advising me the KB2538242 was ready to be installed.  After a lot of hassle, I finally got help from Support staff technical Microsoft through 3 sessions of Assistance to solve the problem remotely.

  At the end of the last session, there were several icons left on my desk. (A couple of the names associated with the icons are: desktop.ini & redistributable Microsoft Visual C++ MFC 2005).   Some are .exe files and some are presented as folders.

  My question: is there a way to HIDE these icons so that they will be displayed on the desktop, without actually delete files / folders / applications, icons are associated with?

  (I'd forgotten there is no way to attach a screenshot (jpeg file) from my office, so everyone could see the icons I want to talk).

  Thanks for your time and any clarification on this subject!

  Pete C

  Hi cpsi1,

  Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft answers community.
  It is safe to delete the icons stored on computer support.

• The desktop icons move each time computer starts.

  Whenever I boot windows, one or more of the icons on the desktop move from where they were when I last stop. Is there a way to stop this?

  I assume you are using Windows 7?

  Try this:

  Click on an empty spot on your desktop > Point, discovers > check, align the icons on the grid

  HTH

  If I brought you joy, vote! If I answered your question, click, propose as answer! > WT

• The desktop icons disappeared after installing updates

  Original title: almost all of the icons that I had on my desktop disappeared following updates of today 5/11.  There were 19 updates so I don't know which ones to uninstall. What should I do?

  Using IE9.

  Hi DECantrell,

  Because the problem started after installing Windows updates, you will need to perform a system restore before the updates were installed

  You can try a system restore to a restore point before the updates were installed.

  Note: When you perform the system restore to restore the computer to a previous state, programs and updates that you have installed are removed.

  To run the system restore, you can consult the following link:

  System restore

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-system-restore

  System Restore: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/system-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  Hope this information is useful.

• Rearrange the desktop icons themselves after never restart.

  DESK TOP ICONS (SHORTCUTS)

  WHENEVER I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY COMPUTER, THE DESK TOP ICONS (SHORTCUTS) REARRANGE THEM SELVES.   HOW CAN I GET TO STAY WHERE I PUT THEM?

  This does not work for me. The refresh or reboot, the icons back to the left side of the screen. Thanks anyway.

• Start bar and the desktop icons missing after the update to vista windows pack 1 and package 2

  I can't what anyone, all my music and photos and all my programs have disappeared from my start bar is missing and all office stuff I had after a windows update has been installed there are vista pack 1 and 2

  https://support.Microsoft.com/OAS/default.aspx?PRID=13014&Gprid=582034&St=1

  Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support for SP2 is valid until February 26, 2010.

  Microsoft free support for Vista SP2 at the link above.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• The desktop icons disappeared

  The desktop icons disappear after reboot. The operating system is windows xp pofessional. No virus found. How do I solve this problem

  Hi akilsun,
   
  -Remember you proceed with recent computer between the calendar changes when things worked fine and now?
   
  This problem occurs if the function display desktop icons has been disabled.
   
  To enable this feature, see the following article:
  Your desktop icons are missing in Windows XP

• Bug in Vista without response: the icons of the Office Keep disappear after reboot - have to manually make it visible each time that

  Vista!

  Bug again issue: Vista Desktop Icons keep disappearing in the course and more !

  Out of nowhere, my desktop icons disappear after reboot. When I reboot, they appear for about a second and then they are gone .

  I have to manually select the view desktop items box every time after a reboot . I tried a clean reboot but nothing. By coincidence, the sidebar keep appearing EVERY TIME that I reboot my unchecking it displayed when it restarts.

  Y at - it a fix for this bug that continues to make my office disappear and make me manually make them visible?

  Help!

  Hi ad391970,

   

  The reason for updates make changes on the computer would be some conflicting third-party programs or there might be a corruption in the Windows Update components.

  I suggest that you try to install updates by disabling the third-party program conflict and check if it works.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows Vista by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  Perform the check and the clean boot if you have the problem.

  1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  User account control permission

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

  3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

  4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

  5. click on OK.

  6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

  7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

  If the problem is resolved to check what is the cause of the problem, referring to the link given below:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  Click Start, type msconfig.exe in the start search box and press ENTER.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click on continue.

  On the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  When you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

  If the step above does not resolve the issue updates suggest that you try to reset the component of windows update and check if it works.

  Check out the link below to find out how to reset the windows component update

  How to reset the Windows Update components?

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  If the step above does not resolve the question suggests that you check in a new user account if you are faced with a similar question. If a face similar to a new user account which means your other user account has been corrupted.

  See the link below for screw a corrupt user profile.

  Difficulty of a corrupted user profile

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  Hope this information is useful.

  All the best!

  Thanks and greetings

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Move the desktop icon

  My desktop icons are moving when im from my computer. It's not like they go from left to right, they are simply by changing the tasks between them. It's not that big of a problem, but its very irritating. I have the checked all the Office of options so its nothing like that. I have a Windows 7 computer.

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft forums.

  I understand from the description of the issue, your computer desktop icons move after restarting the computer. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

  I suggest that you select the option "Align icons on the grid" as parameter to solve the display problem. You can refer to the suggestion of Fixer Upper from the following link and check if it helps.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-desktop/desktop-icons-keep-moving-around/d5b716ac-4611-4946-a5bb-fc956e9f3476

  I hope this helps.

  Please post back with the State of the question and we will be happy to help you further.

• The desktop icons to change the order after reboot

  Original title: the icons on the desktop in the Land of window 8

  Hello my friends. Before entering my question, I would like to thank all those who more graciously helped me with the many difficulties that I had with my old Dell XPS 8100 Studio, running Windows 7, Service Pack One, who went from the realms of the puffy clouds, halos, and * cherubs Flyin 'around pluckin' at the age of harps. Unfortunately he succumbed to Cyber Devils and digital demons that has infected. Even after the Pixel priest to perform an Electrosisim filled with the anointing of the Holy soldering, the pose of the figures on Ctrl-Alt-Delete, an attempt to restore to an earlier time, the computer was found dead of CPU. So at 2:35 on July-11-2013 with a tear to the eye and a hand shaking, I pulled the plug on my old Dell XPS Studio 8100 paper weight for 3 years and he passed quietly in the mist of the net and internet wholesale in the cloud. :)) So now I have a new ASUS computer and it runs Windows 8, and a few things are not as they were in Windows 7 like the arrangement of the icons on the desktop. Now, in Windows 7, I could resize, change the image and place the icons where I wanted to, and as long as I box unchecked her "snap to grid" in the settings under view they would remain locked in their assigned positions. Good, assuming that the parameters for the icons were the same as they were in Windows 7 in Windows 8, I went to the subject to carefully arrange my icons. When I had finished my task, I went in the view and the box unchecked that pesky 'snap to grid' and everything seemed fine until I had the need to restart the computer. After restart my office came on the screen and I couldn't believe my eyes, all of the icons that I had planned so carefully were in their original position they were before them, I changed? I went quickly into the display and don't you know that the "Snap to grid" box was checked. I tested this confusing situation several times, and any time the results were the same? Now, once more I seeks the advice and wisdom of you Wizards of Windows and Microsoft Magi digital defenders of the net in the hope that you might have a solution to my situation. Sincerely yours, Esq. Tiffany Amber Snow "Help me Obi Wan, you're my only hope"

  Hi Tiffany,

  This problem may occur if there are a few themes that are installed on the computer, which interferes with the operation of the desktop icons.

  Perform the steps mentioned below and see if it helps.

  a: Right-click on an empty space on the desktop and then click on Personalize.

  b: Then click on Change Desktop Icons option present in the upper left.

  c: uncheck the option allow themes to change desktop icons.

  d: Click apply , then Ok.

  Answer please if you have any questions.

• XP desktop icons missing after the removal of virus

  The computer will not show Task manager disabled by the administrator.  The virus has been removed by the technology Office Depot, but the desktop icons are missing and the Task Manager is not yet 'feature.  There is no bottom task bar either.

  Hi CairoS22,
   
  Follow the steps listed in the articles given below to resolve this issue:
   
  After the Windows Logo appears or after you log in to Windows, a Windows XP computer cannot display the wallpaper, a black screen or a blue screen
   
  Your desktop icons are missing in Windows XP

• The desktop icons do not respond after the use of IE

  Hello

  Anyone got a solution for this? When the computer is turned on I can use the icons on the desktop, no problem. However, after I used Internet Explorer from the desktop icons don't respond well the pograms can be opened from the start menu. As the recent problem I tried uninstalling some updates recently installed, without solving the problem. Using Windows Vista and IE9

  After that I used Internet Explorer from the desktop icons do not respond

  Does that mean exactly?   For example, what do you see?   For the best answer to this question, you could use ProcMon and know what modules are involved when you do what these are.   ;  )

  However, without using ProcMon you can check with the Manager task or resource or ProcExp monitor if there is always a hidden background iexplore.exe processes running or anything related to IE which started as a result of your using IE.   If so then try to kill these processes.   Etc.

  Related to this, you could also consider what you used IE before your symptoms occurred.   This means that would understand that make your "desktop icons" and change it to something more neutral.   For example, if you had clicked on was a shortcut Internet (aka the .url file) that requires a network connection, change for people who only runs locally, such as about: blank.   So if you could close the window that has opened and always use the shortcut you would have refined your description of symptom to involve the network connections.

  Related to that, would be your security package, for example, some are trying to act as a hidden proxy to "analyze" the HTTP traffic.   Then the problem would not be IE but the hidden proxy.  Etc.

  You can't wait for a "fix" until you have a fully understood symptom.   More details and diagnosis is necessary IMO.

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• How do you keep icons on the desktop to move?

  Original title: the desktop icons

  How do you keep icons on the desktop to move?

  Hello

  Right-click on an empty area of the desktop

  Select display

  Select the icons snap to grid

  It should align them to the left