Show desktop icon is missing in windows 7

Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. Thank you for your feedback! Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Kevin Hau. In reply to Nogeffedan's post on February 21, To turn the option back on , do this: 1. Right click the desktop 2.

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However, on closer inspection I found it at one corner of the screen. And it works, as some would say, more elegantly than its predecessor. By the way, if you click on this icon, all windows will minimize revealing the desktop which is exactly like the Show Desktop feature of XP and Vista. And if a program has several open windows, moving the mouse cursor over a thumbnail will let you peek at it while hiding all the others.

How cool is that? There is a nice Youtube video that shows you how the Aero shake works.