Windows 7 desktop icons move after reboot

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• The desktop icons move after reboot

  original title: the desktop icons

  I have Windows 7 and when I manually move some icons on the left side of the screen to the right of the screen... they stay there.  I entered the office properties and click on the appropriate buttons.  Everything's fine until I restart the computer.  The strange thing is that only a couple of icons that were positioned on the right side are now on the left side.  I and then pull them to the right and everything is OK until the next reboot and we start over again.  What I am doing wrong?

  Thank you

  Tom

  Hi tom sk,.

  Thank you for using Microsoft Windows forum.

  Check if "Auto Arrange icons" is enabled.

  If so, uncheck it and move icons, restart the computer and check.

  Your Antivirus software could be parasitic. Try temporarily disable you security software and check.

  If the problem persists, install a third-party program in windows that govern funds layout and positions for your that you can restore it later.

  See the link below
  http://www.troublefixers.com/solved-desktop-icons-original-position-change-or-lost-in-Windows-7/
  
  NOT MS. LINK:
  Important note: this response contains a reference to third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft provides this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and no has not tested any software or information found on these sites; Therefore, Microsoft cannot make any approach to quality, security or the ability of a software or information that are there. There are the dangers inherent in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet.

  Hope this has helped
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

• How to remove blue border of the Windows XP desktop icons?

  Windows xp desktop icons are all framed in a blue box. How can I remove the blue box of the icons?

  * original title - Windows xp desktop icons are all enclosed in a blue box. How can I remove the blue box of the icons? *

  Hello

  ·         Remember to make changes to the system?

  I suggest you send a screenshot of the problem you are having so that we can help you in a better way.

  Use SkyDrive download collected files and after shot/screenshot.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itproui/thread/4fc10639-02dB-4665-993a-08d865088d65

  Apart from that, I suggest you follow the steps mentioned below.

   

  Method 1:

  a. right click on your desktop, and then tap rearrange icons by.

  b. see if "Lock Web items on your desktop" are checked, if checked, uncheck it.

  The problem should be resolved, otherwise, follow method 2.

  Method 2:

  a. go to control panel, and then click System.

  b. click on the Advanced tab and then click on the custom button.

  c. see if "Shadows fall to use the desktop icon labels" are checked, otherwise, check it out.

• I have black squares on my Windows 7 desktop icons. How can I remove them? -solved.

  I removed the arrow of visible shortcut on the shortcut icons.

  As a result of transforming all black icons.

  Is it possible to restore the icons without having to re - initialize the visible shortcut arrow?

  And then please how do I re - initialize the visible shortcut arrow?

  This thread resolved my problem:
  http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/385043-i-have-black-squares-over-my-windows-7-desktop-icons-new-post.html
  

• Remove the Windows 7 Desktop icon shadows

  How can I remove the shades of the Windows 7 Desktop icon? Whenever I place the cursor on one of the icons that square shadow appears behind her.

  I tried just abut everything to stop these shadows to appear.

  Thank you

  The solution to remove the shadows of the desktop icon is to show the performance Options screen and remove the control of the last listed issue "use Visual styles on windows and buttons" then click on apply and then OK. This will change the global settings for Custom.

  However, there are some side effects of the use of this option that removes the shadows of the icon on the desktop. It changes your taskbar to style XP Taskbar and change also a custom icon, menus, and other advanced to default appearance settings. All the settings you have previously changed must be reaccomplished.

  When you open Internet Explorer, it looks great in color etc that he did with XP which is now easier to read that Win 7, I feel. Each person will have to just play with the advanced appearance settings and select the ones they like best.

  So far, I'm very happy with the settings I have now and also do not have the shadow of the icon on the desktop.

  ColTom2

• My Windows 7 desktop icons will be a small box around them, the box is white and has perforated lines. Not a big deal, all simply boring.

  My Windows 7 desktop icons will be a small box around them, the box is white and has perforated lines.  Not a big deal, all simply boring.  It is usually around the last icon I used.  But sometimes randomly will appear around, most frequently the trash.

  Have you tried to go to customize and change your theme?  Maybe redefine things will help the issue.  You can also try re - install (or looking for a newer version of) your graphics card driver.  You can normally find this by going to the manufacturer of your computer site, click Help, and then by entering your model number.

  A few guesses.  Weird problem!

• When I restart my PC Windows XP desktop icons auto arrange on the left side of the screen.

  On the screen of "rearrange icons by", "Auto arrange" is unchecked. !!!

  I use the app "icon Restorer" to move my icons to how I arranged the on the desktop, but every time that I reboot the desktop icons auto arrange themselves on the left side of the screen.

  What can I do to keep my static desktop icons (and not self organization after reboot)?

  .

  Hello Henry

  The list in two steps below are users in another thread about the same exact issue. Try the steps suggested, let me know they help. Thank you.

  Mysoul           

  Hi there, have you tried? Click with the right button on a blank space on your desktop, highlight the icons on the desktop, check on "locking up icons" and organize the uncheck'auto?

  or

  securityguy14            

  When you say "LOCK icon on my desktop items" I assume you mean to stop to rearrange a reboot? If that's what you mean, so just copy paste then whats below into Notepad, then click on "file > save under...". "in the part superior, save it to the desktop. When you save the 'Save as type' change to 'Documents text (*.txt)' to 'All Files' and name it anything with a .reg extension. Close everything and then click on the file and select "merge". also, you want to make sure to add the part "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00".» This registry setting records the position of items on the desktop when you turn off

  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
  "NoSaveSettings" = hex (3): 00, 00, 00, 00

  Change the settings of the REGISTRY can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the REGISTRY settings configuration can be solved. Changes to these settings are at your own risk...

  The answers are from the thread linked below.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-desktop/how-can-i-lock-desktop-icons/75c03648-1478-4c7b-a8f2-392616b30728

• 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

• 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.

• The corrupt Windows 7 desktop icons.

  I've only had my computer a couple of months, bought in April... My problem is that my desktop icons are all corrupt except my pictures that are on my desk... I tried to rebuild the cache several times and no dice. I download new programs that will create shortcuts icon and automatically it will be
  be corrupted, I tried to change the images to icon to something else and it remains still corrupted. I also tried the section keys sticky and this is not the problem. Please note that my computer is authentic and purchased in a computer store.

  Thank you.

  Hello

  1. have there been recent changes to the computer before the show?

  2 brings an error when you try to access the desktop icons?

  I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps.

  Method 1: Try to run fix it from the link below:

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  Method 2:

  Also try to scan your computer for the Microsoft Security Scanner, which would help us to get rid of viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

  The Microsoft Security Scanner is a downloadable security tool for free which allows analysis at the application and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malware. It works with your current antivirus software.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

  Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

  Method 3:

  If the problem persists, then try to create a new user account and check. Follow the steps mentioned in the article given below to create a new user account.

  Create a user account.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-a-user-account

  If it works fine in the new user account, you can access the link and follow the steps for the corrupt profile Fix:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  Hope this information is useful.

• Windows XP: desktop icons changed to the same names, but retained their original functions

  Hello

  I know that put at the point before, but the problem was never properly solved. I have Windows XP. While I was changing the name of one of my Office Word Document files yesterday, all of a sudden all my desktop icons changed under the same name. I can't tell you how it happened. 'My computer', 'My Documents', 'Trash' 'Internet Explorer', 'Adobe Reader', 'Corel Photo House', "MS Paint", "HP Solution Center" and eight other program launch icons, as well as 12 document records and 25 files of Word document on my desk, all had the same name change that I'd just been undertaken with one Word on my desktop files. Each icon has yet launched the successful operation or properly open to its original content.

  I called my friends in the Geek Squad to two different Best Buys and they had never heard of him. I called Microsoft Corp. in Washington State and spoke to someone there. He had never heard of this before but found a couple of reports, one in 2006 and one in 2009. He said that he asked around the House Microsoft and if he could find an answer, post it on the forum.

  No one was able to tell me how it could happen and no one could tell me how to fix it.

  I then, on my own, done a restore of the system in two days. He restored the original names on all the items that I have listed above and it restored the original names on all 12 desktop file folders. But it does not restore the names under the 25 Word document files. Those that I had to open individually to see what they were and then rename them manually the original name. Would enjoy to hear your opinion on this.

  Pete Speth

  Hi Pete,.

  I tried what you wrote... Select all the files, rename one file and all the files are renamed automatically - as I thought - but for a change of my computer, my network places and My Document obtained renamed the sting that it represents in the registry! I tried CTRL + Z file names seem to be restored, but not for the default icons!... Seems interesting...

• Desktop icons reorganized after using external monitor

  Hi, whenever I connect to an external monitor using personalization, my desktop icons completely reorganize themselves after that I disconnect the monitor. It happens every time and is very frustrating. Any help?   Thank you

  Hello whirleygig,.

  ·         You have this problem when you connect a single monitor?

  ·         How you set up your monitors multiple, are set to show the icons of screen sharing?

  ·         Have you tried to disable auto arrange on the computer?

  Try to turn off the Auto arrange feature and check if it works very well.

  Do right click on desktop-> organize arrange icons by-> auto-> uncheck the option.

  Thank you

  Irfan H, Engineer Support Microsoft Answers. Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Windows Update will not install after reboot required.

  Update of security for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 (KB2538242).

  I'm running Windows 7 x 64.

  I have a Windows update that requires the closing down to install.   This is not, and after reboot, I have a slower computer.

  At this point, even removing the offending program would be useful.

  Thank you for your expertise.

  Hello

  Try the methods provided below and see if they help to resolve the issue.

  Method 1:

  In the case where you are not able to install specific updates then, try the troubleshooting provided in the link below steps to fix the problem.

  You cannot install some programs or updates

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/822798

  Method 2:

  You can also try to reset the Windows Update components and check if that helps.

  Click on the link provided below for more information about resetting Windows Update components.

  How to reset the Windows Update components?

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

  Method 3:

  Start the computer in a clean boot state and then try to download the updates manually.

  Put your boot system helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem. If so, you need to maybe contact the manufacturer of the program for updates or uninstall and reinstall the program.

  See the following article in the Microsoft KB for more information on how to solve a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

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

  Note:

  After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  Download the updates manually from the link provided below.

  MFC Package security update Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&ID=26368

  MFC Package security update Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?ID=26347

  I hope this helps.

• Windows 7 desktop icons are not visible.

  I tried, but still the icons are not displayed. Can someone help me?

  Ashutosh Hello,

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft community.

  We need more information about the issue so that we can help you better.

  Have you made any recent hardware or software on your computer changes?

  Thank you for details on the issue.

  This problem can occur because of incorrect or damaged Office customization settings.

  I suggest you use the steps in this article and check if it helps.
  Reference:
  Icons disappear from the Windows 7 Desktop
  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/2670504

  I hope this information helps.

  Please let us know if you need more help.

  Thank you

• The Windows 8 desktop icons disappeared

  just bought a new computer.  Yesterday, the Office had icons above and I was able to access the programs through the icons on the desktop.  Today, the icons have disappeared, and I am not able to access the programs, even through the start menu.  Where have they gone?  And how to find them?

  First, right-click and click view,

  

  Finally, click Show Desktop icons.

  

  OK, hope this helps!