All of my desktop icons moved to another monitor.....

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March 02, 2021, 08:16 PM

Lord Vaalic

All of my desktop icons moved to another monitor.....

I use my laptop in a dock with two monitors at work and at home use the laptop screen with a second monitor. It's been working fine for some time now.

Out of nowhere it has moved all my icons to the second (right) screen when the left was always the primary screen. The monitors are still in the correct order, #1 is the left and #2 is the right and they are considered extended so you can just drag across them. I moved all the icons back over to the left screen but they were back on the right when I booted up again.

WTF

March 02, 2021, 08:18 PM

Orguss

Did the other monitor become Primary?

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March 02, 2021, 08:20 PM

HRK

Right mouse click the background, either screen
Select Display Settings from drop down
Should get a Display box up, click identify, see which screen is 1 and 2.

You can change them by sliding one to the other side of the other

March 02, 2021, 08:25 PM

sig2392

Here is the fix according to Microsoft:

https://answers.microsoft.com/...1f-b851-05f6a8a69df5

March 02, 2021, 09:35 PM

If it's like my machine, it will switch back at some point. Seems to happen after software upgrades and I've just gotten use to them moving.

March 02, 2021, 10:34 PM

tatortodd

It’s a warning. Start behaving yourself or they’ll move to someone else’s monitor.

Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity

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March 03, 2021, 11:07 AM

architect

I understand it is a side effect of the software that people use to video you masturbating.

March 03, 2021, 12:23 PM

Lord Vaalic

quote:
Originally posted by architect:
I understand it is a side effect of the software that people use to video you masturbating.

I hope not... this is my work PC ... lol... and my personal PC seems fine, so that seems odd

March 03, 2021, 04:26 PM

flashguy

Not something I know anything about, but it occurs to me it could be a changed orientatiion selection somewhere (left changed to right?)

flashguy

March 03, 2021, 06:28 PM

pasound

I've seen that happen on W10 rigs. Seems to be an unaddressed problem, primary swaps with secondary. It can be fixed by turning the secondary off, rebooting, and setting up the primary again (icons should automatically appear there), and removing the secondary monitor (you may have to unplug the monitor cable for a moment), then turn on the secondary and add it back.