Windows 10: Internet Explorer Icon Cannot Be Removed From Desktop on Windows 10

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this. This is my first post here. My problem is that I have an Internet Explorer icon on my desktop that will just not go away. I am running Windows 10 Pro.

I have tried:

1. Moving it to the recycle bin.
2. Right clicking it to delete it. No option to remove it shows up. Only open home page, start without add-ons, bottom, create shortcut, and rename.
3. Removing it through programs and features/turn windows features on and off. When I do this, the icon remains, but does not function.
4. Hiding it by means of Group Policy.
5. Running several malware scans.

Nothing is helping. I found a post from a few years ago that is very similar to what I have shared here, but unfortunately the author did not say where he found a solution. From his post and the other threads I've been reading in this forum I'm guessing it has something to do with the registry.

Does anybody have any idea what might be going on? I could really use some help.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).

 

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Jorge,

See if using both steps 2 and 3 in the tutorial below may work better for you.

Internet Explorer Desktop Icon - Add in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

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what icons are you referring to?
In the Windows Explorer list or desktop?