The Internet Explorer icon is missing from your desktop

Method 1: Create a shortcut to Internet Explorer on your desktop
Important Windows 7 no longer supports the ability to modify the registry to get the special Internet Explorer icon to appear on your desktop. This change was made to ensure Internet Explorer could be removed easily for compliance reasons. The only way to add the Internet Explorer icon to the desktop in Windows 7 is to create a shortcut. To create a shortcut to Internet Explorer on your desktop, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then locate the Internet Explorer icon on the Start menu. If you do not see the Internet Explorer icon on the Start menu, look in the Programs or the All Programs folders on the Start menu.Note If you cannot locate the Internet Explorer icon on the Start menu, follow these alternative steps or, if you are not using Windows 7, use Method 2.
Right-click and drag the Internet Explorer icon from the Start menu to your desktop, and then click Create Shortcuts Here, or click Copy Here.A shortcut to Internet Explorer is created on your desktop. You can double-click this icon to open your home page in Internet Explorer.Next steps
To verify that you fixed the problem, look for the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop. If the icon does not appear, either restart your computer, or right-click a blank area on the desktop and then click Refresh. If the icon still does not appear on the desktop, there are a few other things to check.
If the problem is not resolved, you can also contact support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus) .Note To create a desktop shortcut to Internet Explorer for other users, log on to your computer as another user, and then repeat this method for each user.
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Method 2: Add the special Internet Explorer icon to your desktop
Important Windows 7 no longer supports the ability to modify the registry to get the special Internet Explorer icon to appear on your desktop. This change was made to ensure Internet Explorer could be removed easily for compliance reasons. The only way to add the Internet Explorer icon to the desktop in Windows 7 is to create a shortcut as shown in Method 1.To add the special Internet Explorer icon to your desktop, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run. Or, click Start Search if it is available.
In the Open box or in the Start Search box, type Notepad, and then press ENTER.
Carefully copy and paste the following text into Notepad.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000


On the File menu, click Save As.
In the File name box, type Ie.reg, and then save the file to your desktop.
Exit Notepad.
Double-click the Ie.reg file on the desktop.
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If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
In the Registry Editor dialog box that appears, click Yes, and then click OK.The special Internet Explorer icon is added to your desktop. You can double-click this icon to open your home page in Internet Explorer.To open Internet Options, right-click this icon, and then click Properties. To start Internet Explorer without add-ons, right-click this icon, and then click Start Without Add-ons.

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