Placement of shortcuts on desktop

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Enfielder

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Hi,
Has anyone else encounted this minor irritation, and if so, is there an answer.
I have many shortcuts displayed on my desktop and they are all spread around the desktop and strategically placed around the main image on my desktop so that none actually sit over the image. They are also placed together in related groups.
For years my PC always opened up with the shortcuts situated where I had placed them on the desktop. However, in the last month i have twice turned my PC on to find all the shortcuts bunched together on the left hand side of the screen, and had to waste time putting them all back into their correct positions.
Has anyone an aswer to this?
Thanks,
Barry
 
Hi Barry, I put related shortcuts in folders on the desk top and they don't move. Have you scanned your system for malware or the like?
 
Thanks for the suggestion Bill1. I run Malwarebytes Premium, which I have a lot of faith in, and I just ran an extra scan to check, which found no problems.
Barry
 
This situation happens most frequently when your monitor resolution is set for something other than it's native setting and video drivers are updated.
 
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Thanks again Bill1. I've changed my resolution from 1600 x 900 to the recommended 1920 x 1080 and will just have to wait and see whether that sorts it out.
Barry
 
Right click on a blank space on the desktop, click view, and have a look and make sure Auto arrange icons and Align icons to grid are not checked in the context menu.

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