How to Restore the Show Desktop View Icon
- 1). Open notepad and enter the following text:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop - 2). Save the new file as show desktop.scf and place the file on the desktop.
- 3). Drag and drop the file onto your quick launch bar and the show desktop icon will be restored.
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