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Why do my desktop icons get re-organized when I Remote Desktop in?

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Mar 15, 20264096 views
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Whenever I remote into my work computer from home or vice-versus the shortcuts, folders and files get reorganized which is extremely frustrating since I often group things into clusters on my desktop. While the resolution of the two systems are different, I always make sure to keep everything on th…

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Fix for: Why do my desktop icons get re-organized when I Remote Desktop in?

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Work around; use application/plugin to restore the layout. I am a big fan of Desktop Fences, which creates labelled groups of icons with persistent positions. There's also "Remember Desktop Icon layout" reg addon to WinXP+.

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