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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent Windows and macOS from rearranging your desktop icons without your permission. If you're using Windows, you can turn off the auto-arrangement feature to keep your desktop icons in your preferred order, or try a third-party app called DeskLock that actually prevents your icons from moving at all. If you have a Mac, you can keep your icons organized to your liking by setting your desktop sorting method to "None." StepsMethod 1 Method 1 of 3:Disabling Auto-Arrange on Windows
Method 2 Method 2 of 3:Using DeskLock on Windows
Method 3 Method 3 of 3:Using Desktop Sorting on a Mac
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Español:bloquear los íconos del escritorio
Русский:закрепить значки на рабочем столе
Deutsch:Icons auf dem Desktop fixieren
Bahasa Indonesia:Mengunci Posisi Ikon pada Desktop
العربية:تثبيت أيقونات سطح المكتب في أماكنها
Nederlands:Bureaubladpictogrammen vergrendelen
हिन्दी:डेस्कटॉप आइकॉन को अपनी जगह पर लॉक करें (Lock Desktop Icons in Place)
日本語:デスクトップのアイコンを固定する
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