Need a light app to remember icon placement

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My desktop is currently a mess because I cba to move the icons in place every time I start my PC.

That's because I use a laptop hooked up to a monitor. Everytime (almost everytime, I don't know why) when I turn the laptop on, the integrated screen lights up first and, it being on a smaller resolution, messes up the icons to fit them on the screen. Then I close the lid, the external monitor lights up and I have to rearrange the icons the way I like them.

Could anyone recommend me a good, lightweight application that would restore my icons to the original position in one-two clicks? I found something on google, but I'd rather someone recommended me one; it would be best if that was it's only function, I don't want to have some monitor management hog running in the background.

 

[VirusType2]

I don't know of any software that would do that, but I believe I may have a workaround to the problem. However, it depends on when this problem is occurring.

If it's a problem that occurs on boot up, simply close the monitor (lid) while Windows is still booting.

If it's returning from sleep or hibernation or some-shit, then maybe set it to lock the desktop after inactivity, or when hibernating. Because Windows won't mess with the icons from the log-in screen, only when it loads the desktop.

If you set a password for Windows, then it won't touch the icons until you log in.


If the reason you don't already have a password is because you don't like the hassle, you could set the password to "a" or something.

 

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I don't know of any software that would do that, but I believe I may have a workaround to the problem. However, it depends on when this problem is occurring.

If it's a problem that occurs on boot up, simply close the monitor (lid) while Windows is still booting.

If it's returning from sleep or hibernation or some-shit, then maybe set it to lock the desktop after inactivity, or when hibernating. Because Windows won't mess with the icons from the log-in screen, only when it loads the desktop.

If you set a password for Windows, then it won't touch the icons until you log in.


If the reason you don't already have a password is because you don't like the hassle, you could set the password to "a" or something.

If I push the power button and close the lid, the internal monitor will still light up while the laptop is closed. It will only turn itself off if I open the lid and close it again.

Setting windows to bring up a log-in screen might be quite a good idea. The problem is that I will not be able to push the power button, leave the room and come back a few minutes later to have everything loaded into memory and ready, cause the system will go only as far as the log-in screen.

Anyway, thanks for the advice, maybe I'll use the login screen solution.

 

[VirusType2]

OK, let me know if it works.

I've got a laptop I've used an external monitor with, and I also had a couple issues with screen switching, but I don't remember what they were. I know what you mean though, the power button is under the lid, which can create a problem.