Show special icons in My Computer.

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This setting enables you to set the icons you want to show in My Computer next to your hard drives. It's usually in the group Other.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
This setting enables you to set the icons you want to show in my computer next to your hard drives. It's usually in the group other. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create all or selective keys on the path from the below list, to show the desired special icons in my computer. <table><tr><td><center>special icons</td><td><center>key value</td></tr><tr><td><center>network connections</td><td><center>{992cffa0-f557-101a-88ec-00dd010ccc48}</td></tr><tr><td><center>scheduled tasks</td><td><center>{d6277990-4c6a-11cf-8d87-00aa0060f5bf}</td></tr><tr><td><center>mobile devices</td><td><center>{49bf5420-fa7f-11cf-8011-00a0c90a8f78}</td></tr><tr><td><center>printers</td><td><center>{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d}</td></tr></table> however, if you want to get back to the original state, delete the added keys. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]</b> key, right-click and click on the "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}".
Third, the created key '{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}' for "Network Connections" is visible.
Fourth, right-click on the 'NameSpace' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}".
Fifth, the create key '{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}' for "Scheduled Tasks" is visible.
Sixth, right-click on the 'NameSpace' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "{49BF5420-FA7F-11cf-8011-00A0C90A8F78}".
Seventh, the created key '{49BF5420-FA7F-11cf-8011-00A0C90A8F78}' for "Mobile Devices" is visible.
Eighth, right-click on the 'NameSpace' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}".
Finally, the created key '{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}' for "Printers" is visible.


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Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: {992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: {49BF5420-FA7F-11cf-8011-00A0C90A8F78}
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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