Stop desktop shortcuts to removed drives disappearing in Windows 7

Stop desktop shortcuts to removed drives disappearing in Windows 7 I like to have desktop icons to various removable drives (USB pen drive, media player, external HDD etc.) for easy access - I've switched off auto-play for removable drives.
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"It seems this is a 'feature' of the Windows 7 'System Maintenance troubleshooter'.

The System Maintenance troubleshooter performs a weekly maintenance of the operating system. The System Maintenance troubleshooter either fixes problems automatically or reports problems through Action Center. When there are more than four broken shortcuts on the desktop, the System Maintenance troubleshooter automatically removes all broken shortcuts from the desktop

'Broken' shortcuts may be links to non-attached removable drives, or links to network drives - if they're not yet mapped when the program runs.

To avoid this problem, Microsoft advises limiting the number of 'broken' (or breakable) shortcuts on your Desktop to 4 or less, or as a last resort, disabling the System Maintenance troubleshooter'."

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