Windows 10: Internet Explorer 11 Desktop Icon

This bothered me for a very long time on Win 8 till I found a solution and it has worked on all updates inc Win 10 since.

All previous version only worked up to and inc Win 7.

If you trust this grab it : http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...17018138175219

4 REG files, 1 for 32bit IE and other for 64bit IE (Windows uses 32bit by default even in 64bit OS) and 1each to remove them.

Merge the 32bit REG file and refresh Desktop and it will appear and have all your IE menu/tools like before.

 

Thank you very much.
Downloaded and at the end of the day, at home, I will try.

 

Noted the they are similar to the ones of SevenForum, excepted for this:

• There is no line to Command: Start InPrivate Navigation;
• Missing the last 3 reg lines:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMe nu]
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}"=-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}"=-
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}]

 

I never really noticed as only rarely use for Start Without Add On's if an issue or getting to IE Properties.







I dare say you can add those lines, you should try it.

 

Hello jh30uk and Jorge, *Smile

The .reg file that jh30uk and I posted are basically the same except:

jh30uk has the line below to apply to all users.

Code: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}][/quote] I have this below instead to apply to only the current user, and it includes an InPrivate browsing option.

Code: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}][/quote]

 

Jorge,

If you like, you could also "Pin to taskbar" Internet Explorer to have these options available when you right click on the icon on the taskbar. *Smile

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

I would have tried the Win 7 method on Win 8, all I know is nothing worked and it took a lot of waiting and Googling till the one I saved to my Archives worked.

It wss all due to EU messing with MS about monopoly nonsense and I am sure it was 1st removed in Win 7 not Vista (could be wrong) but even MS gave you info on how to get it beck on there KB site.

With Win 8 there was no such help from MS.

 

Thank you Brink,
That one is allready done thanks to your tutorial.

 

You're right,

It was removed in Windows 7, but solved by Seven Forum not Microsot.

 

My post is a mess with typos, lol

As I said MS gave official help to get it back on Win 7 but no doubt were under more pressure by time Win 8 came out so not such help as it states on that very page.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/945402

Amazing what Google can find if you look. *Wink

 

Check out the dates though. *Wink*Tongue

Microsoft - December 15th 2012

Tutorial - June 7th 2011

 

Hi,
Tried both regs but none of them worked for me!
Any idea?

 

Works for me on RTM and both newer insider builds and each upgrade removes it so I merge again so I can see its not simply hanging around from before upgrade.

Do you simply get nothing or get an error?

 

I get nothing. It says it have been merged but I don't get the icon.

 

I get it as soon as I right click and refresh desktop, no log off/on or reboot needed.

I am not sure why it would do so, have you also merged other Reg entries and seen results in Win 10 or do they also appear to do nothing?