📜 VBScript (WSH)
Show This PC Icon on Desktop (VBScript)
Adds the This PC icon back to the desktop. Applies the tweak via WScript.Shell.RegWrite.
SetShowThisPCOnDesktop.vbs
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' SetShowThisPCOnDesktop.vbs
'
' Show This PC Icon on Desktop.
' Adds the This PC icon back to the desktop.
'
' Usage: cscript SetShowThisPCOnDesktop.vbs
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Option Explicit
Dim objShell
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
objShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}", 0, "REG_DWORD"
If Err.Number = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Show This PC Icon on Desktop applied."
Else
WScript.Echo "Failed to apply tweak (Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description & ")"
End If
On Error Goto 0