The My Computer shortcut is present by default on the Windows desktop. Its context menu contains links to launch important system components - registry editor, device manager, installation wizard, explorer, etc. If the display of this shortcut is disabled on your system, then you can enable it in the OS settings or create a copy of the shortcut.
Instructions
Step 1
Minimize or close all program windows to access free desktop space.
Step 2
Open Windows Explorer. To do this, just press the key combination WIN + E, but you can also launch Explorer through the "Start" button by going to the "Programs" section and selecting the "Explorer" line.
Step 3
Click the "Desktop" item in the left pane of Explorer, and then find the "My Computer" icon and drag it with the mouse to the space of the desktop, free of shortcuts. In this case, it does not matter whether you drag the shortcut with the left or right mouse button, in any case, a shortcut for this software component of the operating system will be created on the desktop.
Step 4
Another way to restore the missing “My Computer” shortcut on the desktop is to enable its display in the OS settings. To do this, in Windows XP, right-click the background image and select Properties from the context menu.
Step 5
Go to the "Desktop" tab, find the "Customize Desktop" button at the very bottom and click it. This will open the "Desktop Elements" window.
Step 6
This window opens differently in Windows Vista. First, you should start the Control Panel by selecting the appropriate item in the menu on the "Start" button. Then on the page "Design and personalization", you must click the link "Personalization" and in the window that opens, select the line "Change desktop icons".
Step 7
In Windows 7, the way to open the same window is also slightly different - after starting the Control Panel by selecting the appropriate item in the menu on the "Start" button, you can enter the word "personalization" in the search field. In the search results, click the "Personalization" link and in the window that opens, click the "Change desktop icons" line.
Step 8
After opening the "Desktop Elements" window in any of the described OS, you need to put a mark in the checkbox next to the inscription "My Computer" at the top of the "General" tab and click "OK".
