You can add icons to your desktop in Windows 10 and more easily access the system apps or folders you regularly use. Here's how to do it.

Unlike Windows Vista, Windows 7 no longer supports modifying the registry, to allow display of the special Internet Explorer icon on the Windows 7 desktop.

3. Click Start, All Programs, Accessories. Now drag the Windows Explorer icon from the Start menu to the Quick Launch toolbar and drop it there.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.