Tips & Tricks: Restore a lost Microsoft Show Desktop icon

The 'Show Desktop' icon in the Quick Launch toolbar isn't a normal shortcut. If you accidentally delete it you can't recreate it the way you would a shortcut to a program. Instead, launch 'Notepad' and type these lines:

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


Save the file with the name 'Show Desktop.scf' in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\ username\Application Data\ Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ Quick Launch, where username is replaced by your actual account user name.

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