Why are my desktop icons rearranged after rebooting Windows 10?

Summary

If you are facing the issue that Windows 10 desktop icons moving by themselves or rearranging after rebooting, then you are at the right place because this post will tell you how to resolve this issue. You can read this post written by MiniTool to get the methods.

In most cases, the Windows 10 desktop icons moving issue seems to be caused by an outdated driver for the video card, faulty video card or outdated, corrupted or incompatible drivers, corrupt user profile, corrupt Icon Cache, etc. Lets see how to fix it with the below-listed troubleshooting steps.

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How to Fix the Windows 10 Desktop Icons Moving Issue

Method 1: Disable Align Icons to Drid

The first method is to disable align icons to fix the Windows 10 desktop icons moving issue. Here are the steps:

Reboot your PC and see if the desktop icons rearranged after rebooting issue has been fixed. If not, try the next method.

Method 2: Change the Icon View

Then you can try changing the icon view to fix the Windows 10 desktop icons moving issue. Follow the steps below:

Step 2: Now select the previously selected view again. For example, you should select the Medium icons again.

Then, if your desktop icons is still rearranged after rebooting. If yes, move to the next methods.

Method 3: Uncheck Allow Themes to Change Desktop Icons

This method is to uncheck allow themes to change desktop icons.

Step 1: Right-click the empty area on Desktop, then select Personalize.

Step 3: Then uncheck the Allow themes to change desktop icons option.

Reboot your PC to save changes and see if the Windows 10 desktop icons moving issue still exists.

Method 4: Update Display Drivers [Graphic Card]

Here is the last method for you. You can update display drivers to fix the issue.

Step 1: Press the Windows key + R key to open the Run box, then type devmgmt.msc and click OK to open Device Manager.

Step 3: Right-click your Nvidia Graphic Card again and select Update driver.

Step 4: Select Search automatically for updated driver software and let it finish the process.

If the above steps cant fix your issue, you should continue.

Step 6: Then select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.

Step 7: At last, select the compatible driver from the list for your Nvidia Graphic Card and click Next.

Then the the Windows 10 desktop icons moving issue should be fixed. If you encounter other issue, such as Windows 10 desktop icons is missing, you can read this post 8 Ways to Fix Windows 10 Desktop Icons Missing and Recover Data.

Final Words

This post provides the methods to fix the Windows 10 desktop icons moving issue. If you encounter the same issue, you can try the methods one by one.

Originally published at //www.minitool.com on November 5, 2019.