Lost Desktop icon from Quick Lauch area

[KiwiBrian]

I have inadvertantly lost the Desktop icon/shortcut from my Quick Launch
area at the left of the Taskbar.
How do I get this back again?
TIA
Brian Tozer

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have inadvertantly lost the Desktop icon/shortcut from my Quick
Launch area at the left of the Taskbar.
How do I get this back again?

Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

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

Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick launch bar.
Or just click on this link:

Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also note that you can do this with a keyboard shortcut: the combination of
the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[KiwiBrian]

Thanks very much Ken
Brian

I have inadvertantly lost the Desktop icon/shortcut from my Quick
Launch area at the left of the Taskbar.
How do I get this back again?

Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

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

Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick launch bar.
Or just click on this link:

Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also note that you can do this with a keyboard shortcut: the combination
of the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks very much Ken

You're welcome, Brian.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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I have inadvertantly lost the Desktop icon/shortcut from my Quick
Launch area at the left of the Taskbar.
How do I get this back again?

Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

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

Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick launch bar.
Or just click on this link:

Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also note that you can do this with a keyboard shortcut: the
combination of the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.