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drives, USB disks, CD/DVD drives and other files.

My Computer Icons

The picture above shows examples of the My Computer icon in Microsoft
Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista, as well as the "This PC" icon in

Windows 8, 10 and above. Although the name has changed from "My
Computer" to "This PC", the icon still has the same functionality.

My Documents: My Documents is a Microsoft Windows folders that store

computer documents and other files associated with programs on your computer.
For example, when saving a file in Microsoft Word, the default folder is My
Documents. Saving all of your personal files into the My Documents folder
makes them easier to backup and locate.

NB: Microsoft has changed "My Documents" to "Documents" in the most
recent versions of Windows.

Internet Explorer (IE): Internet Explorer is one of the first graphical- based
web browsers that are used to surf the internet. Initially called Microsoft Internet
Explorer (MSIE), Internet Explorer (IE) has long held the title of most popular
browser in use, despite strong competition from the likes of Mozilla Firefox,

Apple's Safari, Opera and Google Chrome.

My Network Places: You can double-click the My Network Places icon to
browse through the on the network. If you’re connected to the Internet, the My

Network Places icon will appear on your desktop, since the Internet is actually a
network too

Other icons that may appear on the desktop are shortcuts of programs, files and

folders.