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As a test, does the shortcut go away if you refresh (F5) the desktop when it appears?
Run CMD as copy/paste:
Code:reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" /v "{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f taskkill /im explorer.exe /f & explorer.exe
I don't have the "stupid Quick Access shortcut on my desktop" ... because I still have Quick Access turned on.
Thanks for the information on how to turn it off.
BTW, when I turned it off, I did get the "stupid Quick Access shortcut". Strange that it appeared intermittently, as already described.
But the second fix, above, eliminated that.
So, thanks for this.