Back up & Restore Your Windows Desktop Icon Layout with Desktop Restore

In this article, we will be showing you how to back up and restore your Windows desktop icon layout using a couple of free applications. The first tool we will be using to back up the Windows desktop is called DesktopOK and it can be downloaded here.

Save My Desktop! lets you capture and restore your desktop layout in seconds, so icon positions, window arrangements, and visual preferences stay consistent no matter what changes—screen resolution shifts, docking and undocking, remote sessions, or

So, how can one save that carefully curated arrangement of desktop icons? In this article, we delve into the various methods available for different operating systems and provide tips for maintaining an organized and functional desktop.

So, how does one save the desktop layout in Windows 11? There are both built-in and third-party solutions for the task, be it to save the screen resolution of the current window or the arrangement of desktop icons.

While there is no built-in option to save and restore desktop icon positions, third-party utilities can help you preserve and restore desktop icon positions in Windows 10/11.

DesktopOK is a small but effective solution for user that have to change the screen resolution often.

After installing the shell extension, you’ll see two context-menu options, namely Save Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon Layout, when you right-click on an empty area on the Desktop.