# Window-list icons reorder when turn monitor off/on or switch to different computer with KVM switch **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Tags:** rocky-linux-9\ **Created:** [April 17, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/window-list-icons-reorder-when-turn-monitor-off-on-or-switch-to-different-computer-with-kvm-switch/20355 "2026-04-17T15:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prusikknot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@prusikknot](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/prusikknot)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/window-list-icons-reorder-when-turn-monitor-off-on-or-switch-to-different-computer-with-kvm-switch/20355/1 "2026-04-17T15:30:51Z")
I’m running wayland+classic on Rocky Linux 9. When I drag the windows to a specific order, if I power down the monitor and then power up, the order changes. The same thing happens when switch to another computer with a KVM switch and then back (KVM=keyboard video mouse; KVM moves monitor to other computer and then back to Rocky Linux when I want to return to linux). How do I keep window order the same after turn off/on monitor or switch to another computer with KVM and back to linux? Or is this a better question for Gnome forum? Here is info about my setup (format: =\> output: ```auto \- gnome-shell --version => GNOME Shell 40.10 \- rpm -q gnome-shell-extension-window-list => gnome-shell-extension-window-list-40.7-29.el9_7.noarch \- echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE => wayland \- cat /etc/os-release => NAME="Rocky Linux" VERSION="9.7 (Blue Onyx)" ID="rocky" ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora" VERSION_ID="9.7" PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9" PRETTY_NAME="Rocky Linux 9.7 (Blue Onyx)" ANSI_COLOR="0;32" LOGO="fedora-logo-icon" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:9::baseos" HOME_URL="https://rockylinux.org/" VENDOR_NAME="RESF" VENDOR_URL="https://resf.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.rockylinux.org/" SUPPORT_END="2032-05-31" ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky-Linux-9" ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.7" REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky Linux" REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.7" ``` - [after monitor power off and on] journalctl -b --no-pager | grep -E ‘gnome-shell|mutter|window-list|display|monitor|output|DPMS|wayland’ | tail -100 =\> Apr 17 11:16:53 [redacted] gnome-shell[3245]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance ‘0x5562d5162730’ has no handler with id ‘3189589’ ```auto Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d1729b80' has no handler with id '3192820' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d406e640' has no handler with id '3194169' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d406e9e0' has no handler with id '3194923' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d406ed80' has no handler with id '3195608' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d406e2a0' has no handler with id '3196193' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d53f84a0' has no handler with id '3197002' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d406f4c0' has no handler with id '3197952' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d406fc00' has no handler with id '3198843' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d19ca110' has no handler with id '3199648' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d19ca4b0' has no handler with id '3200298' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d19ca850' has no handler with id '3201118' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d19cabf0' has no handler with id '3201872' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d19caf90' has no handler with id '3202554' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d19cb330' has no handler with id '3203298' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d0cb00b0' has no handler with id '3258999' Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: Error adding children to desktop: desktopGrid is undefined Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: Error adding children to desktop: desktopGrid is undefined Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: Error adding children to desktop: desktopGrid is undefined Apr 17 11:16:53 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: Error adding children to desktop: desktopGrid is undefined Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3171688' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3172021' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3167031' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3166700' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3168362' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3168029' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3170023' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3167364' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3167695' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3169357' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3169690' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3174352' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3174685' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3173020' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3173353' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3172354' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3172687' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3171022' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3171355' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3175018' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3175352' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3173686' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3174019' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3168693' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3169024' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3170356' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3170689' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3166367' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3175685' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3176018' Apr 17 11:16:58 \[redacted\] gnome-shell\[3245\]: ../gobject/gsignal.c:2732: instance '0x5562d5d4f8d0' has no handler with id '3191485' ``` note: I replaced my computer name with "[redacted] " ---
**Author:** ![gerry666uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@gerry666uk](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/gerry666uk)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/window-list-icons-reorder-when-turn-monitor-off-on-or-switch-to-different-computer-with-kvm-switch/20355/2 "2026-04-17T17:23:58Z")
My guess is that it detects resolution and hardware changes and tries to re-arrange, a bit like when you turn a mobile phone sideways and it switches to landscape. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/window-list-icons-reorder-when-turn-monitor-off-on-or-switch-to-different-computer-with-kvm-switch/20355/3 "2026-06-16T17:24:13Z")
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