How do I stop renamed files from moving to upper left corner

Anonymous
2023-01-19T00:04:59+00:00

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.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-21T22:08:30+00:00

    This works!

    1. Right click Desktop and select Personalize from Windows11 Settings menu
    2. Select [Start]
    3. Turn off [Show recently opened items in Start, Jump List and File Explorer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-17T13:57:10+00:00

    That does not work in WIN11. The tab remains unchecked and still, DOES NOT allow icon to stay where I put it. It jumps to top left of screen.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-24T16:37:58+00:00

    Hi, I figured it out and maybe you all did already by now.

    The solution is simple:

    1. Right click on screen: Allow auto Rearrange of Icons.
      All Folders and files will move left of screen.
    2. Right click on screen: Unclick Allow auto Rearrange of Icons.
      Now rearrange all folders and files to desired positions on screen
    3. Rename folders and they remain in the same place on screen

    Voila!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-23T15:21:26+00:00

    I just did some quick testing...

    Set Windows to ONLY show on display 1 (total display size: 1920x1080).

    Copied a file onto the desktop, and renamed it. IT STAYED IN POSITION!

    Set Windows to ONLY show on display 2 (total display size: 1920x1080).

    Renamed the file again. IT STAYED IN POSITION!

    Set Windows to show on BOTH displays (extended) (total display size: 3840x1080).

    Renamed the file again. IT STAYED IN POSITION!

    Restart the PC.

    Rename the file again. IT STAYED IN POSITION!

    For some ODD reason, that seems to fix my issue, FOR NOW(!)

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-06-07T13:24:05+00:00

    I found if I rename a file using the command line (ren file1.txt newname.txt) the file is permanently fixed and won't move when I rename it normally. I can copy the file and that file will be fixed as well.

    A work-around (and not a very good one) is to rename in an Explorer window, which can be opened with ctrl-n.

    different window operation

    I'm not sure what the command line rename is doing different than right click rename, but hoping someone smarter than figures it out soon

    same window operation

    try

    right click properties, change name

    or

    add context menu

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\Shell\Rename]

    @="Rename"

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\Shell\Rename\command]

    @="wscript.exe "C:\Users\someone\somewhere\rename.vbs" "%1""

    rename.vbs

    Set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

    For Each path In WScript.Arguments

    If fso.FileExists(path) Then 

    Set file=fso.GetFile(path)

    Else 

    Set file=fso.GetFolder(path)

    End If

    name=InputBox(file.Path,"Rename ?",file.Name)

    If name<>"" Then file.Name=name

    Next

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