Icons on the desktop move themselves - what should I do?

Modern computers allow you to customize the style of the operating system at will. Each user can create icons, change Windows themes, increase or decrease controls, and even place shortcuts the way he wants. But sometimes all adjustments fail. Quite often, users complain that they themselves move the icons on the desktop. How to fix this situation? Why can such failures happen at all? Understanding all this is not so difficult.

Causes of malfunctions

Do desktop icons move by themselves? This can happen for various reasons. And the user will have to consider each of them.

In general, shortcuts on the desktop begin to move independently after rebooting the OS due to the fact that the computer uses old or broken settings for displaying information on the screen. And this can happen due to several reasons:

• the presence of viruses on the computer;
• OS settings that are lost or not set / incorrectly specified;
• if there are "aggressive" programs on the computer.

Now it’s clear why the desktop icons move themselves. And how to fix the situation in a particular case?

Viruses and bugs

Let's start with the most difficult scenario. This is a situation in which viruses cause shortcuts to move on the desktop.

In this case, it is recommended:

1. Download and install a program for finding computer spies. Ideal for SpyHunter.
2. Check your PC for spyware and remove them.
3. Run a deep scan of all sections of the hard drive using an antivirus program.
4. Treat potential threats.
5. That which did not respond to treatment should be removed or quarantined.

You can restart the computer by first placing the shortcuts as the user wants. If everything is done correctly, you can not worry about changing the parameters of Windows.

"Aggressive" programs

It is possible that the desktop icons move after a reboot due to the impact of "aggressive" software. Usually these are programs that run and are installed in the background.

The only solution to the problem is to uninstall these applications. For example, you can act like this:

1. Open "Start" - "Control Panel" - "Uninstall Programs."
2. Find "harmful" software and select it.
3. Click RMB and select the "Delete" option.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

As soon as the "aggressive" programs are removed, the shortcuts will cease independent movement.

And what else can you help the user if the icons on the desktop move themselves?

OS settings

You can set certain parameters of the operating system. With their help, users are able to adjust the display of labels.

If the icons on the desktop move themselves, then you can do the following:

1. Place the cursor on a free area of ​​the desktop.
2. Click the right mouse button.
3. Move the cursor over the line "View".
4. Set these or other icon display options.
5. Click the left mouse button in any area of ​​the desktop.

Here are the options that will help you cope with the task:

1. "Align to grid" - the option aligns all shortcuts "to grid".
2. "Arrange automatically" - aligns the shortcuts on the left side of the desktop.
3. If you select "Arrange", the user can set the options for organizing shortcuts on the desktop. For example, "By creation date."

Important: if the "Align to grid" and "Auto-sorting" checkboxes are not selected, the user will be able to place labels as he wants at any distance.

We hope you understand how to behave if the icons on the desktop move themselves. The instructions described will help you troubleshoot very quickly.