Desktop icons


RogerOver

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Hi,
since decades (many Windows versions), I always have only two icons on my desktop: "This PC" in the upper left corner and the basket in the lower right corner.
Since WIN 11, I cannot put the Basket icon fully down. it is blocked at 2/3 to 3/4 down (since the last Windows update it goes a bit more further down).
Align icons is off, see screenshot.

Does anyone know what is causing this ? (WIN11, version 22000.282)Capture d’écran.png
 
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... Align icons is off...
Turn it back on.

Another possibility could be that the Desktop Grid has been decreased because of your oversized custom Taskbar.
 

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Turn it back on.

Another possibility could be that the Desktop Grid has been decreased because of your oversized custom Taskbar.
Thanks, tried that, but it didn't change a lot.

Turn it back on.

Another possibility could be that the Desktop Grid has been decreased because of your oversized custom Taskbar.

Thanks even more for that . ... Really !

I reduced my screen settings to 100%, see screenshot.

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Then I reduced the size of my taskbar icons to 24x24 and removed the text below the icons.

The result is this:

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It seems, that there is some kind of hidden frame, two or three times the height of the taskbar (see red line), which intrigues me !
 
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    Intel Pentium G 4400 (Skylake)
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    MS 7971, Bios: American Megatrend C.E0 (2018)
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    DDR4 12 GB
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    internal (Intel HD 510)
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I would think it's due to using some kind of taskbar mod or hack? As it's not an issue on the actual Win11 taskbar.
 

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Hi Malc & Rod,

thank you to both of you.

I first removed both, my taskbar mod/hack (i.e. ExplorerPatcher) and my Startmenu mod/hack (i.e. OpenShell). The effect is less pronounced, but the - hypothetical - hidden frame (hindering the basket icon to fully go into the lower right corner) is still there.

Then I followed the link, Rod gave and clicked on "Autoarrange icons". The effect was, that my basket icon was completly gone :hot:.
... Fortunately I got it back by clicking on "Default Settings" in "Settings\Personalisation\Desktop Icon Settings" :hug:.

***

Strange !

But I do not care any further now. I'll leave it as ist is.
 

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    Intel Pentium G 4400 (Skylake)
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    MS 7971, Bios: American Megatrend C.E0 (2018)
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    DDR4 12 GB
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    2x Western Digital (no SSD)
@RogerOver
Always a good idea to blur your sensitive info before posting...
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Try messing around with native/non-native resolutions and dpi's
 

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I would think it's due to using some kind of taskbar mod or hack? As it's not an issue on the actual Win11 taskbar.
Indeed, icons even go behind the taskbar, if it is hidden. But changing desktop icon size might help. CTRL +/-
 

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Since WIN 11, I cannot put the Basket icon fully down. it is blocked at 2/3 to 3/4 down
That would seem to be an unintended side-effect of the Taskbar mods you have used. My un-modded install of 11 can put the Recycle bin basket anywhere I want.

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    Windows 11 Home
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    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
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    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
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    Radeon Graphics
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    laptop screen
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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

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    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
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    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

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Just a thought, maybe a reboot needed after undoing the mod?
 

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    AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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    Asus PRIME B350-PLUS
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    Dell Inspiron 3881 - modified with SFX PSU fitted internally
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    Intel i5 - 10400
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    Dell 032w55 version A00
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    1920x 1080 @60Hz
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I still think it's a resolution thing, for me anyway...

1. 1920x1080(recommended), 125% scaling(recommended):

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1920x1080(not recommended), 100% scaling(recommended):

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
Hi,

thanks to all of you for your advice and precious help !

I redid all above-mentionned steps again (and also removed free launchbar, which I had forgotten to remove the last time). There was nothing left except the Win 11 taskbar. Restarted twice. ... But no change; see screenshot. I also changed the screen resolution (although I was on the recommend one), ... no avail.

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The icon always "jumps up" somehow (one to two cm) if I put it near the taskbar (wherever I put it above the whole lenght of the taskbar).

But as I said, it is not really important to me.

So thank you again !
 

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    Intel Pentium G 4400 (Skylake)
    Motherboard
    MS 7971, Bios: American Megatrend C.E0 (2018)
    Memory
    DDR4 12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    internal (Intel HD 510)
    Hard Drives
    2x Western Digital (no SSD)
I'm not completely sure but, I think Windows freezes the grid well above the Taskbar so that bottom row items with long names don't get truncated, although, unusually long name items without mouse focus are truncated anyway..., just a thought, either that or I don't know what the hell I'm talkin about!!! :cool:

You can also change the icon spacing, but then, things start to look like crap...
('cept the bin's at the bottom!!! :p )

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    Windows 11
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    ASUS ROG Strix
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    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
Hi,

thanks to all of you for your advice and precious help !

I redid all above-mentionned steps again (and also removed free launchbar, which I had forgotten to remove the last time). There was nothing left except the Win 11 taskbar. Restarted twice. ... But no change; see screenshot. I also changed the screen resolution (although I was on the recommend one), ... no avail.

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The icon always "jumps up" somehow (one to two cm) if I put it near the taskbar (wherever I put it above the whole lenght of the taskbar).

But as I said, it is not really important to me.

So thank you again !
Mine does the same unless I auto hide the Taskbar.

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    Win 11 Pro & 🐥.
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    Laptop
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    ASUS VivoBook
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    AMD Ryzen 7 3700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X509DA (FP5)
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    12GB
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    RX Vega 10 Graphics
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    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
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    1920x1080@60Hz
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    Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe 1.3
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
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    Edge
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    Defender
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    Windows 11
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    Laptop
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    ACER NITRO
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    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
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    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
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    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
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    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
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    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
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    Lenovo Bluetooth
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    25 Mbps
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    Edge
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    Defender
see screenshot.
How did you get this nice lookin taskbar? Can you share some setails?
(I have ExplorerPatcher installed, too)
 

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    W10 Enterprise LTSC
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    custom
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    i7-2700K
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    Gigabyte GA-P67A-D3-B3
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    24GB
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    MSI GeForce RTX2060 Super
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    onboard
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    Samsung curved
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    FHD
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    Samsung EVO870 SSD 1TB
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    be quiet 550W
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    CoolerMaster
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    KLIM Domination k852
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    Logitech standard cordless
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    Mozilla FF 91.2.0esr
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    Intel Core i5-2500
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    Gigabyte PH67A-D3-B3
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    4GB
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    Defender
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    This is an older PC for testing new OS,
    Furthermore: 4 Dell/HP laptops on Win7 Ultimate x64, used for NAS, Media server, browsing, workshop and sound studio
Just to tell you the end of the story !

I installed WIN10 Privacy and blocked (nearly) everything, as I had done it before in WIN 10.

Restarted !

Now I can put the Basket into the lower right angle like before (Startmenu and Taskbar hacks / mods not removed), see screenshot !

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Honi soit qui mal y pense :wink: !
 
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    PC/Desktop
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    No clue (x64 based) from 2016
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G 4400 (Skylake)
    Motherboard
    MS 7971, Bios: American Megatrend C.E0 (2018)
    Memory
    DDR4 12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    internal (Intel HD 510)
    Hard Drives
    2x Western Digital (no SSD)
Hi TomTiger :wink:,

sorry I wrote my contribution before looking up the last new one's.
You need to install FreeLaunchbar (only works with ExplorerPatcher installed).

Then rightclick on the Taskbar and find Toolbars => Freelaunchbar.

Freelaunchbar takes over what in finds in "C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\QuickLaunch" (a hidden folder).

Remove the icons from the normal taskbar (or not). You can drag the FreeLaunchbar to the right or the left of the original taskbar icons with the mouse.

Then you can add new folders to it and put shortcuts to any file you want into the folders. (You can do that directly on the FreeLauch-Taskbar; you do not need to go to the above mentionned "QuickLaunch" folder, which is difficult to find, because hidden). Rightclick the (newly created) folders and go to the menu "Appearance", which allows you to change the corresponding icon of the folder.

When rightclicking again somewhere on the FreeLaunchbar, you can add text under the icons, and other things, but you will also find an entry "FLB settings". There you an change an enormous number of things (icons size, horizontal distance between the icons in "metrics\large buttons", opening of the submenus by hovering over the folders, etc, etc.

---

This was a very short introduction to the possibilities of Freelaunchbar. This free (!) software is really something very precious !
(Only If you want background colors for the submenus or the dark mode, you need to buy the paid version, calles "Truelaunchbar").

My highest esteem to the author of this soft !

R.
 

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    Intel Pentium G 4400 (Skylake)
    Motherboard
    MS 7971, Bios: American Megatrend C.E0 (2018)
    Memory
    DDR4 12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    internal (Intel HD 510)
    Hard Drives
    2x Western Digital (no SSD)

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