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Logging into my job computer using remote desktop will make the icons rearrange, but not always. Sometimes they do not rearrange.
When I am connected with remote desktop, the icons in the right edge is a waste. When I come back to the computer physically, the icons could or would not be rearranged.
When they are rearranged, they do not necessarily go to a place further to the left. They could move down two places.
Is there anyone that knows the idea behind this?
How do I prevent this if I do not want to install a 3rd party software that would take a snapshot of the icons and later on restore them?
I consider creating two bat files, one that restricts the access to the registry key where icon positions are stored and one that releases the restriction.
However, ideas are welcome.
Anders Lindén
Posted 2015-06-23T16:17:16.043
Reputation: 207
So I have to change that value when I actually want to set icon locations? – Anders Lindén – 2015-06-24T11:51:54.170
Yes, that is correct. – Greg Askew – 2015-06-24T12:12:37.007
Can I have a policy for terminal server sessions and one for local sessions? – Anders Lindén – 2015-06-24T13:01:09.977
Yes, actually the USER policy linked to the terminal servers OU would only apply to terminal server sessions. It would not affect local/desktop sessions. – Greg Askew – 2015-06-24T13:08:41.070
Oh, there is a problem, I am running windows 7 and I do not use "terminal server", but "remote desktop"... I did not know about the difference – Anders Lindén – 2015-06-24T14:21:49.800
I am sorry about that, the question is edited now. – Anders Lindén – 2015-06-24T14:31:42.820
The setting should be the same, although if you are logging on to the same machine both locally and through a remote session, the same policy WOULD apply to both. – Greg Askew – 2015-06-24T14:58:24.693
So I cannot have a setting that is automatically applied to remote desktop sessions then. – Anders Lindén – 2015-06-24T15:01:15.777
Not if you don't want be able to re-arrange your icons in a local session, no. Sorry! – Greg Askew – 2015-06-24T15:11:37.700
If you have permission to modify the registry key, you could create a script that sets the permission to deny Changes when logged on in a remote session, and allow changes if local. But that is getting a bit klunky. You may want to migrate this over to SuperUser. – Greg Askew – 2015-06-24T15:13:19.577