How to Add Show Desktop Shortcut to Taskbar in Windows 10 / 8 / 7
November 8th, 2018 by Leave a reply »How can I switch to the desktop without closing all opened windows? You can use the Windows key + D shortcut to minimize all open windows at once to view the desktop. If you want to get to the desktop with a single click instead of keyboard shortcut, you can add a Show Desktop shortcut icon to the taskbar in Windows 10 / 8 / 7.
How to Add Show Desktop Shortcut to Taskbar in Windows?
Right-click an empty area on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut.
Paste the following into the location box and click Next.
explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Name this shortcut something meaningful, and click Finish.
The icon of your created shortcut should appear on the desktop. Right-click it and select Properties.
Under the Shortcut tab, click the Change Icon button at the bottom.
Select the icon highlighted in blue, and click OK.
Now, right-click on the Show Desktop shortcut on your desktop, and you can pin it to the taskbar or pin it to the Start Menu as a tile.
Every time you need to switch to the desktop, just click the Show Desktop icon in the taskbar and it will hide all your open windows without closing.
Thats it!
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