Adding desktop shortcuts to "My Computer" on Windows 2008 Server [closed] Adding desktop shortcuts to "My Computer" on Windows 2008 Server [closed] windows windows

Adding desktop shortcuts to "My Computer" on Windows 2008 Server [closed]


Right click on the Computer menu item on the start menu, and select 'Show on Desktop' from the context menu that pops up.


Create a Registry Editor file (.reg file) with the following content, and import it into the Registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]"{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"=dword:00000000"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000"{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}"=dword:00000000