Restore Show Desktop Icon to the Quick Launch toolbar in Vista
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If you accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon from his quick launch toolbar no problem use the following procedure to restore the show desktop icon. This useful little icon minimizes all open windows so you can get to your desktop quickly.
To restore the scirpt and icon follow this procedure
Solution 1
Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, and click Note pad.
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Now save the file in the following
location:%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\InternetExplorer\Quick
Launchand with the name Show Destop.scf
Note: The %UserProfile% is a variable that designates where the users profile resides. For most this will be C:\Users\username but if you want to know for sure go to a command prompt and use the set userprofile command which will return the correct path.
Solution 2
open up explorer and then type in the following into the address bar:
shell:Quick Launch
Now just unzip the file and copy it into the folder, and you’ll have the show desktop shortcut back (the one with the real icon)
Download Showdesktop Icon
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When I go to location:%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\InternetExplorer\Quick
Launchand with the name Show Destop.scf
I get as far as windows but there is no internet explorer folder. I accidentally deleted internet explorer the other day but I think I was able to recover it (searched online and found a way to recover the icon to my desktop and it worked). I also tried the second way with just putting shell:Quick Launch in explorer but it keeps telling me that windows cannot find it. I can’t get anything to go to quick launch right now…please help
i cannot find my quicklaunch arrows on my vista system tray. if i rightclick on the system tray and go to toolbar and select quicklaunch the icon wont select and as such i cant find the quicklaunch i don’t know how it got disappeared really need a help.
The second option worked great and was so easy. Thanks!
Wow, yeah, the second option is much easier and better. Thanks!
Just THANK YOU, nothing else!