How to Lock Desktop Icons in Place on Windows 11
Nov 5, 2021 · Windows sometimes likes to rearrange your desktop icons when you restart Windows or download a new application and add the desktop icon. The cause of this is a built-in feature that's …
How to prevent moving or deleting icons on desktop background?
Apr 17, 2024 · See too e.g. How to Lock Your Desktop Icons on Windows. You say you don't want to use freeware e.g. Desktop OK to record and restore shortcut positions. So use Stardock Fences …
What is the best program to lock (freeze) all the icons on my desktop ...
Oct 15, 2018 · This is also currently being asked here: How to lock desktop icons in place? - Windows 10 Forums You'll find ideas - from a web search E.g. DesktopOK 5.71.1 Save and restore the …
How to lock desktop icons in place? - Windows 10 Forums
Oct 14, 2018 · How to lock desktop icons in place? All I found so far by Googling was that one should set 'arrange icons to a grid', or similar. That option is already enabled.
Turn On or Off Align Desktop Icons to Grid in Windows 10
Jan 18, 2020 · To Turn On or Off Align Desktop Icons to Grid using Context Menu If you accidently align to grid your desktop icons, then you can quickly undo this to restore your previous desktop icons …
Desktop Icons have padlock symbol - Windows 10 Forums
Posts : 219 W10 17 Nov 2021 #1 Desktop Icons have padlock symbol W10 21H1 (Hope this is correct sub-forum) For the past month all new files I save to desktop have a padlock icon on top right, all …
Lock position of desktop icons - Windows 10 Forums
Jul 14, 2024 · I have right clicked an empty area desktop - View - unchecked Auto arrange icons - checked align icons to a grid. (my settings were already set to this configuration) But still, when I …
How to Show or Hide Specific Desktop Icons on Windows 10
May 3, 2021 · Here's how. How to Show or Hide System Desktop Icons Before we get into hiding regular files and folders on the desktop, it's worth noting that Windows 10 includes a dedicated panel that …
Enable or Disable Changing Desktop Icons in Windows
21 May 2021 How to Enable or Disable Changing Desktop Icons in Windows Windows includes the common This PC, User's Files, Network, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel shortcuts that you can add …
Lock desktop icons positions? Solved - Windows 10 Forums
Jun 14, 2017 · Lock desktop icons positions? I occasionally move the mouse pointer across the desktop and inadvertently drag icons to new positions. Is there a command or a feature that locks the desktop …