Did not work. All the selections under start were off to begin with.
Another symptom: Take a file in any window, drag and copy to the Desktop. It will not "put here" instead choosing to go to the top left.
How do I stop renamed files from moving to upper left corner
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A few months ago I switched to a new laptop, then immediately downloaded windows upgrade on it, so I don't know which factor causes this. But ever since, every time I rename a file on the desktop, windows immediately moves the file to the upper left corner of the screen, or the nearest open space to this point. This is confusing when I'm trying to keep track of and arrange my desktop files in some other way, and I have to keep moving the file back to where I want it.
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Anonymous
2025-02-26T23:16:57+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-02-26T21:08:35+00:00 - Right click on your desktop.
- Choose "Personalize"
- On the right hand side list, choose "Start"
- Turn off Show recently opened items in "Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer"
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Anonymous
2025-02-24T14:05:36+00:00 I'm glad that worked for you!!! It's annoying how often Microsoft changes the wording for the same things in their operating system these days. RIP Windows 7!
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Anonymous
2025-02-22T18:51:25+00:00 That worked for me. Bravo!
WIN11 in the Personalize>Start> (the selection to turn off)> "Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more"
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Anonymous
2025-02-21T23:18:03+00:00 Hmmm that is angering. I toggled mine back on and then couldn't recreate the problem that was happening before I toggled it off.