Regedit ahead

1. Click Start, Run.
   
   
2. Type "regedit.exe" (Without quotes).
   
   
3. Navigate to the following registry key
   

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

   
   
4. In the right hand pane, double-click {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} key.
   
   
5. Enter dword value as 0 to enable the Internet Explorer icon on the Desktop.

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