After getting a lot of query regarding to restore "Show Desktop" icon in Quick Launch toolbar, today I decided to write this small tutorial.
Most of the times most of the ppl make this mistake when they delete the "Show Desktop" icon from Quick Launch toolbar either accidentally or intentionally. After some time they might want to restore this useful icon which helps in minimizing all opened windows in a single go. Although you can do the same thing using keyboard shortcut key "Win+D" or "Win+M".
So in this tutorial, I'll tell you a few way to restore "Show Desktop" icon in Quick Launch toolbar:
METHOD 1:
1. Paste following code in Notepad and save the file with name "Show Desktop.scf" (including quotes):
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
2. Now you have to copy this new file and paste in "Quick Launch" toolbar. You can do it in 2 ways:
A. Drag-n-drop the new file to Quick Launch toolbar.
B. Type "%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Quick Launch folder. Paste the file in this folder.
METHOD 2:
1. Open RUN dialog box and provide following command:
regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32.dll
2. It'll restore the Show Desktop icon in Quick Launch toolbar. You might need to restart your system to take effect.
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Tayyab
nice one .. love it
thanx
logan
hey vishal this works in widows 7 on that quick launch restore for windows 7 works great
sakthivel
i want the windows xp key board short cuts ,and i improve my self knowledge please tell me sir ,last time i ask this same question and dont have it the result
sana
hey thnks so much !!!
fsdfdf
It works thanx a ton
janice
THANKS so much!!!!!
John
It works very well. Thanks for solving this small but frustrating mystery.
I. dontcare
Thanks a bunch. I can finally get this pain in the azz client off my back
Kre Alkalyn
Awesome! I’ve been trying to do this for over a year. I finally have the full taskbar back, and I don’t have to be so stingy about adding new items to Quick Launch.
Rahul
hi,
thanks this works for me.. Thanks Again
Rahul