Just found the regedit key that controls the location of the desktop
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Wrong desktop
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Anonymous
My laptop was upgraded to Windows 11 and now I'm seeing a desktop that isn't the desktop in my profile.
I tried to relocate the Desktop folder that was under my profile to OneDrive, other than that I haven't done anything else that I can think of.
How do I get the desktop that is showing up on my monitor to point to the Desktop folder either under my login or under OneDrive?
I created a file and dragged it to the desktop and it appears in my OneDrive folder so it looks like the desktop that shows up on my monitor is actually showing the contents of OneDrive
Thanks
*Moved from Windows 11
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Anonymous
2021-08-03T16:34:26+00:00