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You extend your display to an external monitor, and then you make the external monitor your primary display. After you make these changes, your desktop icons move to random positions on the desktop.
To calculate the positions of desktop icons, Windows uses the current display resolution. Windows interprets the change in the primary display as a resolution change.
After you change your primary display, drag the desktop icons to the desired positions.
For more information about how to change your Windows 10-based computer display, see the following articles:
For more information about how to change your Windows 7-based computer display, see the following articles:
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