Please bring back the ability to freely arrange icons within folders "DISABLE AUTO ARRANGE"!

Okay. Spent entire morning trying everyone of these links. None of them work for this. Maybe they are older. They do not work on the current Windows 10 build 19044.1826 which I have and Microsoft forces you to update to.

  I even looked at all the alternatives to File Explorer, and none of those allow icon view sorting without forced arranging files. Want to keep built in File Explorer anyway to prevent other conflicts.

Please keep looking and investigating for the solution to manually arrange files/folders within the File Explorer system. I'm still in disbelief that a MS PC in year 2022 won't let you leave files in their place. With your links I've found that many many others have this issue and are angry at MS.  We can help them all if we find the answer.  Keep trying, I will not give up either.   Thanks again so much,  until the next test... 

P.S. Just to perhaps help your search, and to be clear, we are NOT talking about the Windows "desktop" (as the youtube link video you added pertains to). Windows has always allowed you to place folders anywhere on the desktop. What they broke badly was preventing that in Any other folder or file on your computer. File Explorer needs the right click View/auto arrange and align to grid "toggle" options as they HAD before to make it work again. Please see screenshot I attached that shows what USED to be on Windows 10! Then try your computer and see that it completely gone and not there or exist anymore. This is exactly the issue.

I'm glad to help. Keep me posted on your progress as I will be here to help until the case is resolved.

Thanks! It will take me awhile to test all these but I'll let you know the results when I'm done.

Mark -

You can try these latest guides purporting to remove Auto Arrange for folders in File Explorer:

https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=faq-Q-DIR&amp...

https://techcult.com/disable-auto-arrange-in-fo...

https://www.techsupportall.com/how-to-manually-...

https://technastic.com/disable-auto-refresh-aut...

https://windowsreport.com/disable-auto-arrange-...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxyWtHqmMuI

If none of those work you can also sample these alternatives to File Explorer which might work better:

https://geekflare.com/windows-file-managers/

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-windows-file...

https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-windows-fil...

https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/best-windows-fi...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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No, doesn't work anymore. I tried it and it truly did work initially, exactly what was needed, then the darn current Creator's Update nullified it. Really frustrated MS broke it, again. It is/was a registry change patch so if someone out there knows how to work with that maybe they can get it to function again. Need a newer version of sorts.

Please keep trying to look. I am so grateful to have an experienced set of eyes helping. I won't give up if you don't!