Windows 8.1 Keeps Moving desktop icons by itself.

Filoppi

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Last september i formatted my hdd and installed windows 8 ultimate, then updated to 8.1 ultimate, i don't exactly remember when but after some time it was installed desktop icons began to move by themselves.
Last month i got an SSD and i decided to just reinstall windows 8.1 PRO from scratch. i did.
After 1 or 2 days icons started moving by themselves again.
i'm pretty sure there is a recurring way they do it, there must be an even that because of a bug triggers the movements, i haven't been able to determine it tough.
There isn't much more to say other than:
-"AutoArrange Icons" is disabled.
-I tried to download some .ini fixes for similar problem but they fails.
-I tried programs to manually restore icons position manually with a previous save. useless.
-i have no viruses and no strange programs installed.
-At the time i started having the problem i only had: StartIsBack 1.5.2, chrome and Visual Studio.

Thank you for your time, and please help me fixing this interesting problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Detailed system specs would be helpful. What power profile are you using? Is your screen saver enabled?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
How can software bugs be Hardware related?
Anyway
Intel 2600K
Nvidia GTX 670
Asus P8P67
8GB Corsair DDR 3 RAM
Full HD LG Screen

My power profile is Balanced (i tried high performance but it is a waste of power)
and i have no screen saver. screen turns off after 10 minutes.
PC never turns off.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
You might want to try Iconoid:

Iconoid - Hide and show desktop icons, maketransparent backgrounds

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Last september i formatted my hdd and installed windows 8 ultimate, then updated to 8.1 ultimate, i don't exactly remember when but after some time it was installed desktop icons began to move by themselves.
Last month i got an SSD and i decided to just reinstall windows 8.1 PRO from scratch. i did.
After 1 or 2 days icons started moving by themselves again.
i'm pretty sure there is a recurring way they do it, there must be an even that because of a bug triggers the movements, i haven't been able to determine it tough.
There isn't much more to say other than:
-"AutoArrange Icons" is disabled.
-I tried to download some .ini fixes for similar problem but they fails.
-I tried programs to manually restore icons position manually with a previous save. useless.
-i have no viruses and no strange programs installed.
-At the time i started having the problem i only had: StartIsBack 1.5.2, chrome and Visual Studio.

Thank you for your time, and please help me fixing this interesting problem.

Could you possibly be running a cleaner that is clearing your desktop icon cache?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
i run ccleaner every week, but no that is not the problem, only 1 or 2 icons get moved, small icons, not rearrangement.
may be the full screen in some games / applications.
iconoid wouldn't not be a fix but a workaround, as i told you i already tried a program like that, i need to find the source of the problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
How can software bugs be Hardware related?
The point of system specs is to have the information in the link in the bottom of every post. You may have another issue after this one. Sticking the text in one post requires a search. It's unlikely someone would start such a search since they don't know you posted the info in this thread unless they happened to read it.

It just saves a lot of Q&A a high percentage of the time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
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