How do I get the "Show the Desktop" icon in my QuickLaunch toolbar?

Question

For, any time I wish to get right to the desktop, I have to right-click on my task bar and click "Show the Desktop." However, at work, my computer has a "Show the Desktop" icon in the task bar.

Answer 1

if you have the Quick Launch toolbar showing and it's still missing

go to Start > Run

enter

regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32

press OK

that should restore it.

Answer 2

Winkey D is the fastest, but

1. Click Start , click Run, type notepad, and then click OK.

2. In Notepad, type the following text on individual lines:

[Shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop

3. On the File menu, click Save As, and then save the file to your desktop as Show Desktop.scf.

Answer 3

Right click on start-choose properties-click the taskbar tab and click on show quick launch

You can actually access the desktop quickly & easily by Pressing the windows button + D at the same time on your keyboard. And then to get back to the window or browser you were in before you can press

ALT + TAB at the same time on your keyboard

& just in case the windows button looks like a window flag and it's next to the CTRL button

Answer 4

Right click start

Properties

taskbar

click on show quick launch

Answer 5

%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch