Windows 7 changes desktop icon location when switching from External Monitor to Internal Monitor (laptop)
- by Gareth Jones
I have a Windows 7 Laptop, and lately its been acting really weird with my 1080p Monitor. When I get home from school, Ill plug my screen in, and close my laptop lid (which makes the laptop treat the Monitor as the primary and only screen). However it will move my desktop icons!
This also happens when I remove / unplug the screen, as shown in the pictures. I hate this, as Im the kinda person who's use to every icon being in a set spot, and so am use to their location. Its a massive hassle to try and move the icons back to their original spot.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks
P.S it could be due to the resolution of the screen's being different, but this never happened before in the past
Icons on External Moniter (after having moved them manually back into place):
Icons after unplugging external monitor (and so using Laptop screen):