Display icons desktop windows 2008 r2

Hi All I usually have the computer, recyc and user files folders on the server's desktop. Anyone know how to switch the icons on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Prince Charming Posted August 18, Simon- Posted August 18, GMCloud27 Posted August 19, Posted August 19, REM Posted August 20, Posted August 20, Thats it, excellent thanks very much. Br0ck Posted October 14, Posted October 14, REM Posted October 15, Posted October 15, Hoang Trong Tuong Posted October 18, Posted October 18, Do you know if it will be fixed?

Hi Dougg,. I think this will be more convenient than you to right lick on desktop ……. Thank you so much Doug for the answer. I wasted a lot of time just trying to get the computer icon on my desktop until I finally found this posting. However, Vincent, come on, are you serious? I have to install the full Desktop Experience with Aero and everything just to get to a little dialog box that is already there? Sure, I can get to it if I type in the right incantation into the search box.

It is obvious that the user interface was tweaked in this area and this little item fell through the cracks. I will forward your request to our production group.

Vincent, thank you for getting back to us on this. Why after 20 years and having this feature 27 different products did the Product group think we didn't want it any more unless you typed the hidden phrase?

The feature is still in there they just removed the menu item so now it's an Easter Egg. I beleive the logical answer is someone on the Product Team screwed up and forgot to put it in. Would you please tell them that their customers the Server Admins who use the product consider it a bug that it's missing and ask them give us back the feature. Thank you. It appears a programmer forgot it in Server R2. Try adding the Computer icon by right clicking the Computer link in the Start menu and selecting "Show on desktop".

To restore it later, go to Personalization in Control Panel. If you just want the icons on the desktop without the "install features" nonsense try this:. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Server TechCenter. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote.

Thursday, October 1, PM. Best Regards, Vincent Hu. Friday, October 2, AM. Friday, October 2, PM. Monday, October 5, AM. Tuesday, October 6, PM. The next window will prompt for any additional roles that m ay need to be installed.

Click Add Feature to install these roles. Once Windows is done installing the new features, a reboot will be required to finalize the installation. Once Windows has fully booted up, the Personalize option will appear when right clicking on the desktop. Please submit exemption forms to accounting interworks. InterWorks uses cookies to allow us to better understand how the site is used. By continuing to use this site, you consent to this policy. Review Policy OK. Kontaktaufnahme: markus interworks.

Work People Community Blog Events. Select the server from the server pool. In my example, I am modifying a VMware template. The Server Roles section can be skipped for purposes of this article.

Once installation is clicked, the menu will show the progress of the installation.