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why doesn't Win11 save desktop icon positions? How to make it save positions?
I'm experiencing an issue with Windows 11 where the positions of my desktop icons don't seem to be saved. Every time I restart my computer or refresh the desktop, the icons are rearranged, which disr...
Corruption in the icon cache can lead to various icon-related issues. You can rebuild the icon cache:
- Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type cmd and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run Command Prompt as an administrator.
- Type the following commands, pressing Enter after each command:
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taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
del /A:H "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*"
start explorer.exe