Can't move shortcut icons on my desktop to different locations on the desktop

Anonymous
2010-08-17T01:53:34+00:00

I cannot move my desktop shortcut icons around on my desktop.  Think it has something to do with the auto-allign feature - how do I fix this ?

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Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2010-08-17T04:46:39+00:00

Right-click desktop, click View, and uncheck Auto arrange icons.

Ramesh Srinivasan | The Winhelponline Blog

Microsoft MVP, Windows Desktop Experience

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-04T17:25:19+00:00

    Hitting Esc key for bunch of time really worked!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-01-17T14:13:02+00:00

    Me too, hit ESC 3 times and icons move OK Thanks for the reply....MikeBald

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-01-13T20:26:28+00:00

    Thanks. It worked.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-01-11T08:16:47+00:00

    Pushing the escape button worked like a charm! Go Figure! Thanks for the info...it was driving me crazy!

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