Having fences installed could be causing this issue of being unable to drag desktop icons around. Try uninstalling fences and see if that fixes the problem. If it does not then follow below steps.
windows 8.1
Fix Windows 8 unable to connect to Wifi network
When you find that you can't connect to any wireless networks or unable to enable the Wireless card in your laptop computer, it is most likely due to toggling back and forth between airplane mode. I
Windows 8.1 forced restart
The reason your PC was force restarted while you were in the middle of doing something is because Windows 8.1 is designed that way, to annoy you. Windows 8.1 has a lot of annoying features but is better
Fix Windows 8.1 install error parition is of GPT type
That error can usually be due to a previous Linux or some other OS being installed on the partition you are trying to install Windows 8.1 on. The fix for this that works most of the time is to just delete
windows 8 won’t shutdown only logs off fix
Microsoft is purposely not allowing people to shut down, but instead logs them off. They are annoying us with this inability to logoff because they want Windows 8 to feel like iOS which is always on
Windows 8.1 start button is a right click context menu
Microsoft is trying to save Windows 8 with Windows 8.1, but Windows 8.1 is still lacking the number 1 thing that people have complained about. The start menu. People hate using that Metro start screen.
Get Aero glass back in Windows 8
Get that Translucent glass look in Windows 8, just like Windows 7 had. Aero Glass for Windows 8 even integrates inside Control Panel.
Features of Aero Glass for Windows 8
Bring Full Aero Transparency