Desktop icons positions changing

[ganons]

I have Windows 10 since launch and I have all updated installed. I have my recycle bin in bottom right hand corner but if I restart the PC or refresh the desktop, it will go to the left side. This didnt happen in Win 7 and at some point in Win 10 I was able to move them anywhere without it resetting the positions.

So what do I need to change for it not lose the positions?

 

[Darkbreeze]

http://www.winability.com/how-to-i-stop-windows-from-rearranging-my-desktop-icons/

 

[ganons]

That doesn't work

 

[Darkbreeze]

This happens to me every time I install a new driver version, which is an intentional process unlike yours, but I'm wondering if there isn't a driver issue that is causing windows to reset the driver after each login, or something to this effect. You might try stopping the Windows automatic driver update process as follows, but it will mean that any driver updates will need to be done manually which is a better method anyhow as Windows 10 tends to somewhat brick peoples systems on occasion with it's automatic driver updates.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2763685/stop-windows-automatically-updating-device-drivers.html



This is however not an uncommon problem and there appear to be a variety of reasons why it's happening. You might try one of these solutions:

http://www.tenforums.com/general-discussion/17175-windows-10-folder-view-settings-desktop-icon-positions-not-saving.html


But the most probable fix is likely a clean install, as it seems this and other issues are mainly only happening to upgraded systems, not to systems that have clean installations.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2784691/ditch-problematic-win10-upgrade-replace-clean-install.html

 

[ganons]

Thanks, it looks like nod32 is the cause and I have it installed