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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2018-04-28T20:00:21+00:00 I will give it a shot. Much obliged. C
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2018-04-29T03:06:08+00:00 I tried it will see if it holds thanks.G
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2018-06-21T22:58:27+00:00 I tried this and it did not work with Windows 10. Any suggestions?
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2018-06-22T00:22:49+00:00 Looked and looked and I guess you cant lock them in Windows 10. A pain! However because of that I delay updates- I have a good security system so not worried about their “service” updates!