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Castiellm
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Mar 25, 2026

Windows 11 Desktop Icons Rearranged After Restart

My laptop is connected to an external monitor. After every other boot/restart, desktop icons get rearranged with huge spacing, but a second restart fixes it. Any solutions?

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  • BrantZhao's avatar
    BrantZhao
    Iron Contributor

    Set the scaling for the external monitor and the laptop screen to the same value, and disable the option to automatically arrange icons.

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    Xollom
    Iron Contributor

    In Settings > System > Display, set the scaling for the external display and the laptop screen to the same value, and disable the Auto-arrange icons option.