Desktop icon positions and folder view settings not saving...

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by maya77, Sep 4, 2015.

  1. maya77

    maya77 MDL Member

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    #1 maya77, Sep 4, 2015
    Suddenly I'm having 2 issues with Windows 10 Pro x64 which I never had before:

    - my desktop icon positions are not being remembered (always resorted after reboot + switched to medium icon size)
    - my folder view settings are not being saved (thumbnail view switched to list view when folder reopened).

    "sfc /scannow" doesn't help.

    Any ideas on how to fix this Windows amnesia?
     
  2. Nucleus

    Nucleus MDL Guru

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  3. MrMagic

    MrMagic MDL Guru

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    #3 MrMagic, Sep 4, 2015
    Good name for the next version of Windows

    Windows Amnesia
     
  4. maya77

    maya77 MDL Member

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    #4 maya77, Sep 4, 2015 (OP)
    Thanks, I haven't seen that thread earlier.
    However, there is no fix, just 3-rd party app recommendations.

    It's interesting that the same problem occurred earlier in Windows 7
    and 8 for some people, maybe Vista too, but never fixed by Microsoft.
     
  5. odiebugs1

    odiebugs1 MDL Expert

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    #5 odiebugs1, Sep 4, 2015
    Does this mean it will forget to send all your data back home ? If so, I want to install it now. :p
     
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    #6 odiebugs1, Sep 4, 2015
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    Have you tried unhide folders- go to -c:\Users\[account]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat

    Rename Usr and reboot, or use safe mode to rename then reboot, it should make windows recreate the file.

    Don't forget to move it or backup somewhere.
     
  7. maya77

    maya77 MDL Member

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    #7 maya77, Sep 5, 2015 (OP)
    Thanks, I'll try that on Monday (it's my second PC, not accessible atm) and let you know if your fix helps.
     
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    #8 odiebugs1, Sep 5, 2015
    Thank you, but lets hope you get a few more ideas on here, as it hasn't worked for everyone.
     
  9. MrMagic

    MrMagic MDL Guru

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    #9 MrMagic, Sep 5, 2015
    It means you need to have Amnesia to forget what MS have done to you with 7, 8.1 and 10, before you'll even consider installing it :D
     
  10. maya77

    maya77 MDL Member

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    #10 maya77, Sep 7, 2015 (OP)
    I'm not allowed to delete or even copy to another folder UsrClass.dat.

    Solved by restoring my older backup.