Desktop on desktop problem

slinga

I like to set out the icons on my desktop grouping together things I like.

I don't turn off my computer.
But recently the icons have been rearranged when the screen goes to sleep.
When I wake up the screen the icons are all arranged differently.

Dunno why this has started happening but it's annoying.

Any ideas how to stop it???

John_Gray

Not really.

About the best you can do is to run a program which saves the icon layout to a file, and can restore it from that file when you find the layout has been screwed up. Ones to look for are Fences, Desktop Restore, Desktop OK.

They are not entirely accurate, but they help.

It is a long-standing Microsoft 'feature' not to save the desktop icon layout...

Tom99

I have never had such trouble, all my icons stay in the same place

Le_Kirk

right click on desktop and see if you have inadvertently ticked "Auto Arrange Icons"

slinga

Le_Kirk wrote: »

right click on desktop and see if you have inadvertently ticked "Auto Arrange Icons"

Thanks, the only items ticked are:
show desktop icons and
align icons to grid.

This hasn't changed.

Le_Kirk

Are using programmes that change screen resolution? Could be after you exit the programme, the desktop resolution is different to what has been in use and the icons do not now fit the screen. Check to see if the rearrangement happens randomly or after a particular programme/game use.

slinga

Le_Kirk wrote: »

Are using programmes that change screen resolution? Could be after you exit the programme, the desktop resolution is different to what has been in use and the icons do not now fit the screen. Check to see if the rearrangement happens randomly or after a particular programme/game use.

I've changed nothing.

It seems to be a bit random because after sometimes going to sleep the screen wakes with no change to icon position. Other times icons do change.

paddyrg

Le_Kirk wrote: »

Are using programmes that change screen resolution? Could be after you exit the programme, the desktop resolution is different to what has been in use and the icons do not now fit the screen. Check to see if the rearrangement happens randomly or after a particular programme/game use.

Similarly, possibly the screen driver resolution doesn't properly persist after a screen goes to sleep

Farway

slinga wrote: »

Thanks, the only items ticked are:
show desktop icons and
align icons to grid.

This hasn't changed.

Try with unticked "Align to grid"