Usually,
To Add icons to your desktop, right click on your
desktop , and click Personalize.

Then from the left side pane, click on Change
desktop icons

You will notice that Internet Explorer is not
one of the available options that you can select and add it to the
desktop ! so what can we do ?

So, to add an icon for Internet Explorer to the
desktop in Windows Server 2008, edit the registry using
the steps that are described below :
- Open the Registry Editor, Click Start
> Run > type regedit
> click OK

- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

- Create the following key DWORD (32-bit)
> {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
In the right side page, right click an
empty area, and then click New > Right click
DWORD (32-bit) Value and then paste the following
into it
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

- Close the Registry Editor. On the desktop, right
click and click Refresh. The icon
should appear on your desktop.
