
If you find this helpful and want to say thanks, please buy me a coffee or take a look at my book on Amazon. Important: I am not affiliated with any of the manufacturers, brands, services, or websites listed on this page and this is my personal experience. To turn that into a proper icon, repeat steps 6-10 above, and you’re all done!

Instead, you will have an icon that looks something like paper.

Once it syncs, you will have the shortcut but not see the Edge icon on that computer. Start your other Windows 10 computer that is syncing the desktop via OneDrive and wait 10-15 seconds. Tip: There’s one more step if you use Edge on multiple Windows 10 computers. This keeps the shortcut local to your PC. At the top of the list, select “Always keep on this device”.Now right click on the Edge icon again.Select the Edge Icon (it’s the first one).Now right-click on the new icon and select Properties.Once you have the icon, you’re not yet done! Trust me! When asked to type a name for the shortcut, type “Microsoft Edge” (with no quotes)."C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" In the new window, you want to browse to the address below (just cut and paste it in).On the Windows 10 Desktop, Right Click and select New – Shortcut.How to get the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Desktop Icon You will need to do the last few steps on both computers to get it perfect. This works and will get you the Microsoft Edge on your desktop which will also sync on both Windows 10 computers.

After fruitless searching, I finally worked out how to fix this, the solution is below. If you use Microsoft One Drive to sync multiple computers, there can be a random issue where the Windows 10 Microsoft Edge short icon, either the Edge Shortcut Icon goes missing or just looks wrong. If you find this helpful had success and want to say thanks, please buy me a coffee or take a look at my book on Amazon.
