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Ever since I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, whatever I copy and paste to the desktop does not paste to the location that the mouse pointer is positioned at. Instead, it pastes everything to the first available location on the top left of the desktop.
In Windows 10, I could paste to any location on the desktop.
I have already tried to turn off Auto Arrange Icons and Align Icons to Grid. I also tried Ctrl+C Ctrl+V but none of these work. Everything still pastes to the top left. Does anyone know how to remedy this problem?
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The solution does not work for me.
This is a mighty nuisance of a problem that needs solving and soon. With two monitors, the files and folders I paste often windup a meter away from where I am trying to put them. Years and years of Windows working fine, and now a major interruption to my work flow that I cannot solve in spite of numerous efforts over many weeks.
Make me buy a new computer, then disrupt my workflow. Yeah, that's why we all "love" upgrading Windows!
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Hi there! My name is David. It’s a pleasure to help you today.Regarding your question, this is a known behavior in Windows 11, and currently there is no way to modify it through system settings, so your situation is not an isolated case.
I can share a method that has worked in some cases, although it’s not 100% effective.
Go to Start > Settings > Personalization > Start and disable the option "Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer". In some situations, this prevents the icon alignment behavior from persisting.
As an additional recommendation, I suggest submitting feedback through the Windows Feedback Hub app, which you can find among the Start apps. This helps the Microsoft team identify and correct unwanted behaviors like this in Windows 11 and release future updates to improve it. Here's an article that can guide you through submitting feedback and how the app works: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332
Let me know if the shared information has been helpful. Regards.
