The ‘My Computer’ icon gives us easy access to our hard drives (or SSD), removable flash drives and other network-related locations. But if you’re one who enjoys a clutter-free desktop, then maybe you can use this tweak to remove the many program and folder shortcuts on your desktop.
![My Computer Shortcuts](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/my-computer-shortcuts2.jpg)
Adding Program Shortcuts To ‘My Computer’
First you’ll have to navigate to a special folder. Shortcuts placed in this folder will be displayed on ‘My Computer’.Hit Windows Key + R and type in
%appdata%
into the box and click on OK.![Appdata](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/appdata.jpg)
![Network Shortcuts](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/network-shortcuts.jpg)
![My Computer Shortcuts](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/my-computer-shortcuts.jpg)
Adding Folder Shortcuts To ‘My Computer’
Because you can add any shortcut, you can also add folder shortcuts. To easily do that, just right click on your frequently used folder and click on Create Shortcut.![Create Shortcut](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/create-shortcut.jpg)
![Folder Shortcut](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/folder-shortcut.jpg)
Adding Control Panel Shortcuts
You can also have quick access to frequently used Control Panel shortcuts on your ‘My Computer’. All you have to do is simply click and drag something from the Control Panel to the Network Shortcuts folder.![Control Panel Shortcut](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/control-panel-shortcut.jpg)
![My Computer Shortcuts](http://media02.hongkiat.com/win7-8-my-computer-shortcuts/my-computer-shortcuts2.jpg)
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