Solution for Desktop IE Icon or My Computer Cannot Be Deleted

Recently, many promotional software like to modify the desktop with fake IE icons or desktop IE icons, and they cannot be deleted. It’s actually not a virus, but they use small tricks to promote advertisements. The solution is to enter the registry (Start menu, Run, type regedit, press Enter)

Then expand the following:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

There will be some items here. Delete everything except the Recycle Bin (I like a clean desktop), and the icons will naturally disappear.

If it’s a Vista system

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

Below should have respectively

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{0……}{1……} {2……}  {4……} {5……} {6……} {8……}{9……}{b……} {e……} {f……}

Delete everything except these items, then refresh

Appendix: For cleanliness, please do the following:

1. Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32 and delete recently created files;

2. If “Show Desktop” doesn’t work anymore, delete it, then use Notepad to create a file with the following content:

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[Shell]
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Command=2
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IconFile=explorer.exe,3
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[Taskbar]
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Command=ToggleDesktop

Then save this file as: “Show Desktop.scf”, make sure the filename matches exactly what’s in the quotes. Then copy the saved Show Desktop.scf file to:

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C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\ Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

directory.

Method 2: Using the Clean Desktop Icons feature can also solve this