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How To Create A Show Desktop Shortcut

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How To Create A Show Desktop Shortcut

delivi
Jul 21 2008, 06:19 AM
Here is the simple bit of code that will help you to create or restore the Show Desktop Shortcut in Windows XP.

Open Notepad or any simple text editor and type the following code,

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


Save the file as 'Show Desktop.scf' and make sure theat 'All Files' is selected in the File Type list.
Save this file in desktop and then drag it ove to the Quick Launch bar.

If you want to customize the icon and use your own Icon instead of using the Windows Default, put the path of the icon next to 'IconFile=' as follows,

CODE
IconFile='PATH_TO_ICON',0

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Plenoptic
Jul 23 2008, 03:58 AM
This is good to know thank you. I somehow lost my show desktop icon on my other computer so this could help out. I have come to find out now though that pressing the Windows key and the D key at the same time does the same thing so no button is necessary.

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Csshih
Jul 23 2008, 06:06 AM
well, I used to just make a shortcut to that shortcut, but, if I indeed lost that icon, this would be a great help. wink.gif
Do you know of any other shell commands you can do with that process?

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(G)sandy
Dec 17 2008, 09:02 AM
desktop shortcut- show and hide desktop taskbar
How To Create A Show Desktop Shortcut

how to create desktop shortcut for "show and hide desktop taskbar"?

...And also shortcuts for safety remove of USB FlashDrives without downloading some program. Is it possible? amm I'm Using windows XP.?


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ragav.bpl
Jan 2 2009, 09:20 AM
The tutorial is useful for only some special cases as you do not need a desktop shortcut so often.....

But i would like to appreciate your work .....


DID a great job..
Who knows when a useless thing becomes useful

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(G)Aetherwalker
Jul 26 2009, 02:04 AM
Other applications
How To Create A Show Desktop Shortcut

 Is therea way to get this to create a shortcut to another file? Like to open a .Txt file somewhere else.

I tried changing command to something such as "command=C:\test.Txt" but that didn't work. Going to try toiling some more though, any response would be appreciated.

-reply by Aetherwalker

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(G)e.g.
Sep 18 2009, 09:49 PM
not useless to me
How To Create A Show Desktop Shortcut

Replying to ragav.Bpl Whether this is useless or not depends on how you work with your computer. It is not useless to me at all. Desktop is one of my top five most used quick launch icons. Ever since I lost this shortcut I have had to minimize about 10 windows on average, one by one, just to see my desktop again. This shortcut takes me to the desktop in one click. Thanks to the author for posting this tutorial! -reply by e.G.

 


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(G)UBUNTU
Oct 29 2009, 02:43 AM
UBUNTU keyboard shortcut HIDE DESKTOP BUTTON
How To Create A Show Desktop Shortcut

Go to System --> Preferences --> Keyboard shortcuts In the list you will find "Hide all windows and focus desktop" Press the Super key (windows logo) and then click on it and then press the key you want to use--that will reassign it. -reply by UBUNTU

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