The desktop looks like this:
The folders Church, Comms, Financial, Flying etc have a dozen or so icons in each, to start programmes or open frequently-used documents. It's the way I like my desktop.
The laptop and the main PC are both that way.
Yes, I did set "remember each folder's view settings". It remembers them for a day or so, then dumps them back to list view. It's on Classic Folders.
Here's an example of a folder, working the way it should:
All suggestions gratefully received. It's not a bit deal, just an annoyance.