Hi there,have you tried this?Right click an empty space on your desktop,highlight desktop icons,place a check on 'lock icons in place' and uncheck'auto arrange,?
How can I lock desktop icons?
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I am unable to LOCK the icon items on my desktop. I have clicked right on the desktop and via properties checked lock items, yet they are easily moved and NOT locked. I've tried locking them thru 'Appearances and Themes', yet they will NOT lock. How can I get them to stop moving around and stay put by locking. Any help would be graciously appreciated. And, no I am not changing my resolution which I know moves them.
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2018-10-26T18:36:07+00:00 You are only one that is correct. Nothing works.
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2018-10-26T16:43:29+00:00 I can not believe some of you just giving false info! There is no such thing
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2018-08-17T05:36:20+00:00 No 'icons' choice when I right click
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2018-02-02T16:58:52+00:00 I did as you suggested and the icons did stay in place when I rebooted. However they usually do. They rearrange whenever I change themes and also at the end of each month. I changed themes after trying your suggestion and they stayed put. Hopefully the same thing will happen at the end of the month.
Thanks for your help....Judi