

To use this function, open Options and select "Start DesktopOK with Windows" and then select "Restore on Windows Startup."

You'll also see "Use this for restore at Windows startup". Should the Desktop icons become scrambled, just select the saved settings and click the Restore button, or right-click it and choose Restore. << When icons get out of place, use DekstopOK to restore them to their normal locations. You can click the name and change it if you wish. This will save the settings with a name that reflects the size of the desktop: 5120x1440, for example, records the icon placement on a dual monitor system with two 2560x1440 screens. If the location of Desktop icons is important to you, install DesktopOK, run the app, and click the Save button. He also accepts donations for the work, but there's no charge to download, install or use them. It's one of about 50 small programs created by Nenad Hrg, who says that he creates the applications because he has fun when programming small software solutions. Listener Rick Ballantyne mentioned SoftwareOK's DesktopOK application. Icons can move around when the user changes the screen's resolution, but they can also move around sometimes just because Windows is Windows. << Icons arranged the way you want them to be.īut it can be a distressing problem. I keep frequently used applications in the Task Bar. Look at the desktop on which the computer sits and you will reach a different conclusion. Look at the Desktop on my computer and you'd think I'm a neat and organized person.

It's never been much of a problem for me. To dismiss the larger image, press ESC or tap outside the image. Have you ever turned your computer on only to find that the icons on the Desktop aren't where you left them? If you're one of those people who prefers the Desktop to the Start Menu, this can be distressing.Ĭlick any of the small images for a full-size view.

Fixing Icons that Wander, Adding an On-Screen Clock, and More
