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The thread discusses a user’s issue with their PC defaulting to a secondary display upon startup instead of the main display with icons. The user initially asks how to change the default screen, and after some troubleshooting, they realize that having multiple desktops enabled was causing the issue. By closing the extra desktop via Task View, the problem was resolved, leading the user to express gratitude to Mike for the help.
The thread discusses a user’s issue with their PC defaulting to a secondary display upon startup instead of the main display with icons. The user initially asks how to change the default screen, and after some troubleshooting, they realize that having multiple desktops enabled was causing the issue. By closing the extra desktop via Task View, the problem was resolved, leading the user to express gratitude to Mike for the help.
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Can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing when you boot up? You can do this by hitting the Print Screen key on your keyboard in Windows and CTRL-V (copy and paste) into the text editor here.
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OK. Are you using multiple desktops? For example, when you hit Windows Key + tab do you see more than one desktop? The normal function when you use multiple desktops is to still show all the icons, so this is strange behavior. Even if you right click on the desktop and hide "Hide desktop icons" this should change both desktops. What I would suggest you do, if you do have multiple desktops enabled is to Windows Key + tab and hit the X on the top right corner of the 2nd desktop to just delete it. This is a very odd issue that I have not seen before, and I am guessing that you are using the multi-desktop feature. If you can elaborate further please do!
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