Changing Default Finder Window

On my old iMac, I was able to change the default Finder window (when you clicked on it in the dock) from my home drive to my desktop, but now I can't remember how to do it. Any tips?
AKA: When I click on Finder in the dock, I don't want it to open up to my user window, I want it to open up to the desktop folder.
Thanks!
Matthew

At the Finder menu bar, go to Finder > Preferences > General.
Under "New Finder windows open:", select the radio button to the right of the current selection and at the pop-up menu that appears, select Other and then select Desktop.

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