Desktop icon order gets disordered


Jhearcht

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I have all my basic application icons arranged in a particular order in two columns on the left margin of the screen. This allows quick scanning to find the icon I'm looking for.

There is a gap after the second column before I add more webpage icons that I interact with daily. Normally new icons are added at the end of the second column. No problem. But sometimes, for no apparent reason, a new icon is automatically added at the top of the first column. This moves all the other icons down one space, disordering my arrangement.

I've done a right click on an empty space of the desktop, and clicked on VIEW : Show desktop icons. But this does not restore the original order.

Is there anything I can do to avoid having my icon arrangement disturbed when I add a new website icon to the screen?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 3910
    CPU
    Intel i-5
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dell
    Sound Card
    Dell
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024 x 60hz
    Hard Drives
    SS drive 256gb
    PSU
    Dell
    Keyboard
    MS USB
    Mouse
    MS USB
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    54 down 12 up
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast Premium
Is there anything I can do to avoid having my icon arrangement disturbed when I add a new website icon to the screen?
Welcome.
1- Right-click on Desktop, View and switch on/off Auto Arrange Icons.
2- Save the website shortcut in another location and then move it manually to the desktop.
3- Use the favorites bar if you are using Edge or another browser. (example below)

Screenshot 2023-06-10 184251.jpg
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
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    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 400MB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM

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