Xfce doesn't update its configuration files in user's home dir by itself. Please remove these directories manually in your home, after updating mageia-xfce-config and then restart your X session. ~/.config/xfce4 ~/.config/Thunar Do NOT to forget about first backing up those directories. Please also note, that removing those config directories also removes all personal Xfce settings and makes Xfce to use default Mageia settings.