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How to restore the 'Show Desktop' shortcut in Windows XP/2003

I installed Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, installed all critical updates from Windows Update and joined the machine to my existing domain. After the dcpromo process, the reboot and the logon to the domain, I discover that my 'Show Desktop' icon in the Quick Launch was missing :-(

These steps re-create the icon;

  • Open Notepad or any other text editor;
  • Type:

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

  • Save the file as 'Show desktop.scf';
  • Move this shortcut to the Quick Launch toolbar

Hope this helps,

Print | posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 6:02 PM |

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