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The shortcut key to show the desktop on Windows is Windows key + D. Pressing this combination minimizes all open windows and reveals the desktop. Pressing it again restores the windows to their previous state.
On the keyboard, for windows systems, you press the indows key (has the windows symbol on it) and the letter 'D'. This should minimize all windows and show the desktop. Alternatively, you could press the windows key and then select all the programs/windows from the taskbar itself.
If you already have Windows Live Mail in your start menu, all you have to do is drag the icon onto your desktop. If you haven't downloaded it, then you download it and it will automatcally show up on your desktop and start menu. If you already have Windows Live Mail in your start menu, all you have to do is drag the icon onto your desktop. If you haven't downloaded it, then you download it and it will automatcally show up on your desktop and start menu.
If you are in Windows 7, you can click (on the start bar) the box on the left of it. If you are in Windows XP or lower, click the icon on the Quick Launch Bar that has a message on it stating "Show Desktop"
On Windows, it is in the bottom right of the screen. I have an arrow in the image.
By default all the icons are are displayed on desktop but you can hide them. You can use desktop context menu to hide or show, right click on desktop, go to 'view' options and uncheck 'show desktop options'. To make them visible again simply check the 'show desktop options'. You can also use .reg file for showing or hiding. Show: 'Show_Desktop_Icons.reg Hide: 'Hide_Desktop_Icons.reg'
To restore the Show Desktop in the Windows Quick Launch Toolbar one should ensure that the settings are configured to enable Show Quick Launch. Alternatively one can go to the Microsoft website, navigate to this problem and press the Fix It button.
To create a "Logoff" shortcut on the desktop create a new shortcut on the desktop and put this line into the "Type the location of the item" box: C:\WINDOWS\system32\logoff.exe
Don't know if you are talking about any specific application but to view desktop icons, right click on desktop go to 'view' and select/check (if unchecked) 'show desktop icons'.
To minimize all open windows on the screen, you can use the "Show Desktop" icon, which is typically located in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar on Windows. Alternatively, you can press the "Windows key + D" keyboard shortcut to achieve the same effect. On macOS, you can use the "F11" key or the "Mission Control" gesture to show the desktop.
windows XP came with many accessories. It had a search assistant, show desktop, better animations, windows tour, and communications and entertainment programs.
To re-create the Show desktop icon yourself, follow these steps:Click Start, click Run, type notepad in the Open box, and then click OK.Carefully copy and then paste the following text into the Notepad window: [Shell]Command=2IconFile=explorer.exe,3[Taskbar]Command=ToggleDesktopOn the File menu, click Save As, and then save the file to your desktop as "Show desktop.scf". The Show desktop icon is created on your desktop.Click and then drag the Show desktop icon to your Quick Launch toolbar.