It will show a white rectangle that says,view,sort by,refresh,paste,paste shortcut,new, and personalize.
Open the display properties dialogue box
If you right click on the task bar, there should be an option to 'show the desktop'.
Right click on Desktop, Click on Arrange ICON by, Then click on Show Desktop icons, CLOSE. By MURALI RAO(NAGPUR)
Assuming you mean the "Show Desktop" button, you right click the start back and click "Properties" then check "Show Quick Launch".
Right Click Your Desktop Select View Untick Show Desktop Icons
Right click on desktop go to 'view' option and there you will see 'show desktop icons', select that and icons should appear.
Why would you want to do that. just right click and go to arange icons by and then go to show desktop icons uncheck that dektop icond will hide
If you are using Windows Vista: Right click on the desktop (empty area where there are no icons), then click on 'Personalize'. In the right pane, click 'Change desktop icons'. On the 'Desktop Icon Settings' window, make sure 'Recycle Bin' is checked, then click on 'OK'. If you are using an earlier version of windows, the steps might be different. The display properties do not allow you to show/hide the recycle bin.
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'
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'.
Well there are many and i will list a few. -Invisible folder -make a new folder (right click the desktop and click new and folder.) then right click it, click rename and hold alt and on the rght side of your keyboard type 0160. this will make the name invisible. next right click, click properties, and click customize and change icon. just change the icon to a blank one and wallah! an invisible folder. -Clock -open up your main system (C and click windows then click on clock. Its a col clock animation. -Desktop Prank -First close everything. Next push the print screen button on your keyboard. Now open up paint and click edit paste. save this file anywhere (it will be a pic of your desktop) and close paint. next right clic your desktop and click properties and change the desktop wallpaper to the picture of the desktop you saved. next go to the desktop, right click click icons and click the show desktop icons. The real icons on the desktop will disappear (get them back by clicking it again) and wallah! it looks like there is icons but its just a picture. click on them and nothing will happen. Hope i was helpful.
Right click the desktop, hold the cursor on the VIEW option an uncheck "show desktop icons" then to the samething again and re-check the "show desktop icons" option, as far as what causes it i dont know but this seems to work