Tip 7: Restore missing desktop icon

10/23/2006; 9:07 AM

Sometimes it happens, the show desktop icon vanishes. To restore it all you have to do is to create a text file with the following contents.

[Shell]
command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Save this file on your desktop as "Show Desktop.scf", include the space. Now the desktop shortcut should appear on your desktop. Drag this to the quick launch bar. If you lost the quick launch bar right click on the start toolbar, click on toolbars and select quick launch.

Reference: Show Desktop icon restore if missing from quick Launch Toolbar

This article is part of the Tip of the day project

581. WteXadow on 10/25/2006

An easier way of doing it is by applying the shortcut CTrl+M

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