In Windows XP, the Show Desktop shortcut by default is installed to the quick launch bar. If the Show Desktop icon is missing from the Quick Launch bar, how? How do i restore the icon?
Here is a simple method to recreate the Show Desktop shortcut
- Go to Start -> Run
- type in notepad
- Copy the following contents to Notepad
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
- On the File menu, click Save As, and then save the file to C:\Documents and Setting\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ as “Show desktop.scf”. TheShow desktop icon is created on your desktop. (Note: Your actual user account name goes to where it said “username”)
- Now the Show Desktop icon should reappear on Quick Launch