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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Anonymous
2016-09-01T13:51:55+00:00 This didn't work for me. Using Windows 7 Enterprise.
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Anonymous
2016-07-02T17:35:09+00:00 I tried:
right click on empty space on desktop
click on "personalize"
click on "themes"
click on "desktop icon settings"
delete checkmark before "allow themes to change desktop icons"
hit "apply"
rearrange your icon the way you want
restart computer
This worked for me so I hope it works for you. I looked at a lot answers before I found this fix on another person's answer. So if they read this answer, THANK YOU!!!
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Anonymous
2016-02-23T12:23:38+00:00 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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Anonymous
2016-02-19T05:07:42+00:00 This does not work on Windows 10. "Lock icons in place is not a menu option.