P pcumming Member Member Messages 32 Feb 4, 2015 #1 Windows 8.1 desktop icons (not metro) , on reboot rearrange themselves on left side of screen. Auto arrange is turned off. Thoughts? Thanks Peter My Computer System One OS 8.1
Windows 8.1 desktop icons (not metro) , on reboot rearrange themselves on left side of screen. Auto arrange is turned off. Thoughts? Thanks Peter
L lmaneke New Member Member Messages 111 Location Marion Feb 4, 2015 #2 Does it do it on another user account? Could be a user profile issue. Very strange. I've seen something like that before, but only on a dual monitor setup. Do you put your icons where you want on the screen? Then on a reboot it goes back to the way it was? Very odd. My Computer System One OS Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model ASUS CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 ghz Motherboard ASUS P5K PRO Memory 2 GB DDR2 Graphics Card(s) PNY NVIDIA Geforce GT 630 Browser Internet Explorer 11 Antivirus Windows Defender
Does it do it on another user account? Could be a user profile issue. Very strange. I've seen something like that before, but only on a dual monitor setup. Do you put your icons where you want on the screen? Then on a reboot it goes back to the way it was? Very odd.
CountMike Well-Known Member VIP Member Guru Messages 4,664 Location Belgrade , Serbia Feb 5, 2015 #3 As a stop-gap measure you can use this: Download DesktopOK - MajorGeeks My Computer System One OS Windows 8.1 Pro Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Home made CPU AMD Ryzen7 2700x Motherboard Asus Prime x470 Pro Memory 16GB Kingston 3600 Graphics Card(s) Asus strix 570 OC 4gb Hard Drives Samsung 960 evo 250GB Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD WD 1 TB Blue WD 2 TB Blue Bunch of backup HDDs. PSU Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W Case Raidmax Cooling CCM Nepton 140xl Internet Speed 40/2 Mbps Browser Firefox Antivirus WD