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This tweak allows you to choose the icon that you want to appear first on the desktop either My Documents or My Computer.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'SortOrderIndex' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This change will only take effect when using "Auto Arrange" with the desktop icons.

		(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
		SortOrderIndex	REG_DWORD	0x00000048 (72)

	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.