I have tried everything suggest in this forum but the icon just won't stay where I put them. I looked at the other forums also. Surely there must be a simple/easy way to have the icon stay where you want them on a touchscreen Win 8.1 computer. Are there any new suggestions or fixes?

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue.

- Did you make any changes to the computer prior to this issue?

- Does this issue occur on a Local account or Microsoft account?

This issue might occur as some system settings are not getting saved due to possible conflict with other applications.

Let us follow these methods and check if this helps.

Method 1.
You may create a group of tiles and check if the issue persists.

Refer to the section “To create a group of tiles” from this article.

Start Screen: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/start-screen-tutorial

Method 2.
You may boot the computer in a clean boot state and check if the issue persists.

When you start Microsoft Windows, typically there are several programs that start automatically and run in the background that may interfere with the issue. These programs may include antivirus and system utility programs. When you perform a clean startup procedure, you prevent these programs from starting automatically.