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: Users and software may store [[computer file]]s and [[folder (computing)|folders]] on desktop. Naturally, on a newly-installed version of Windows, such items do not exist. Software installers commonly place files known as [[file shortcut|shortcuts]] on desktop, allowing users to launch installed software. Users may store personal documents on desktop.
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: Apart from ordinary files and folders, [[special folder]]s may appear on desktop. Unlike ordinary folders, special folders do not point to an absolute ___location on [[hard disk drive]]. Rather, they may open a folder whose ___location differs from computer to computer (e.g. [[My Documents|Documents]]), a virtual folder whose contents is an aggregate of several folders on disk (e.g. [[Recycle Bin (Windows)|Recycle Bin]] or [[Features new to Windows 7#Libraries|Libraries]]) or a folder window whose content is not files, but rather user interface elements rendered as icons for convenience (e.g. [[My Network Places|Network]]). They may even open windows that do not resemble a folder at all (e.g. [[Control Panel (Windows)|Control Panel]]).
:The special folders that appear on desktop by default and the special folders than can appear on desktop depend on which version of Windows is installed. Starting with [[Windows XP]], only Recycle Bin appears on desktop by default, but [[Windows Vista]] and newer versions allows Computer, Network, User's Files, Control Panel and Recycle Bin to be placed on desktop.
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