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The "Generated Desktop" folder has a bizarre peculiarity. To see it, open any folder and then go all the way to the top of the "tree" of folders in the navigation pane. The folder is called "Desktop," but you'll notice that 7 special items appear in it: Computer, Homegroup, Control Panel, Network, Recycle Bin, the Libraries folder, and your UserName folder. The rest of its contents are the items on your Desktop. (Warning: Those 7 items are not shortcuts. Do not copy them from there to any other place. You can create shortcuts to them, or pin them to Start.)
The weird thing about this folder is that it has no "parent" -- it isn't in any other folder or drive -- so it has no "address." And, as a result, you can't create a shortcut to it, or pin it to Start or Taskbar, or put it in another folder, or even on your desktop. It's doesn't even have "Properties." You'd think it would at least have a CLSID, but I've searched the Registry without finding one.
The weird thing about this folder is that it has no "parent" -- it isn't in any other folder or drive -- so it has no "address." And, as a result, you can't create a shortcut to it, or pin it to Start or Taskbar, or put it in another folder, or even on your desktop. It's doesn't even have "Properties." You'd think it would at least have a CLSID, but I've searched the Registry without finding one.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 64-bit Windows 8
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP 23-D030