Prevent themes from changing Desktop icons in Windows 11/10

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The Windows operating system offers you lot neat liberty in customizing its user interface. Users like to change themes, windows colors, icons, mouse pointers, desktop wallpapers and even tweak the Windows Registry or hack system files to give it and its built-in application a cool new expect. One of the nearly popular customization options is changing the themes. Changing a theme in Windows 11/10/8/7 typically involves irresolute the desktop wallpaper, the window color and possibly sounds, mouse pointers, and icons. If you similar your icon-set and wish to foreclose the theme from changing your desktop icons, you tin practise so, past following this easy tutorial.

Prevent themes from changing Desktop icons

To stop themes from changing desktop icons in Windows eleven:

Right-click on an empty area on your Windows desktop, and click on Personalize.
The Personalization settings app will open up. Click on Themes in the left panel.
Under Related Settings, click on Desktop icon settings to open its configuration box.
Here, uncheck the Allow themes to alter desktop icons option,
Click on Apply/OK.
Shut the Personalization window and permit the changes to accept issue.

This is how it looks in Windows 10:

Now no theme will be able to alter your favorite icons automatically. This tip can also be useful if your Desktop icons rearrange and motion after reboot.

There are several other interesting things yous can do with your desktop icons. You can resize icons on the desktop, display the desktop icons text on the side and chop-chop hide or unhide them.

TIP: Go here if your Desktop Icons are non working.

UPDATE: MmeMoxie suggests in the comments that you download the freeware Iconoid program and use the "Save Icon Positions (relative)" and "Restore Icon Positions Now" option. They work.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a ten-twelvemonth Microsoft MVP (2006-xvi) & a Windows Insider MVP. Delight read the entire mail service & the comments showtime, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful nigh whatever 3rd-political party offers while installing freeware.