Get Windows 7 Like "Show Desktop" Icon in Windows XP and Vista

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Show Desktop is an application that lets you have the "Show Desktop" icon beside the clock and system tray on Windows XP and Vista like it's on Windows 7.

It creates a small rectangular button at the right side of the user's task bar, next to the clock, which, when clicked, allows the user to minimize all open windows or temporarily make them transparent so the user can "peek" at the desktop.

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^^ coool ... that a nice find. TFS.

For me, Win key+M or Win key+D is much easier since I use the keyboard much more than the mouse...

Arun

The best thing is to have the Show Desktop icon on the Desktop itself like most people do.

ico said:
The best thing is to have the Show Desktop icon on the Desktop itself like most people do.

So we shud go to desktop, to click the button, which then minimizes everything, and take us to the desktop, where we already are !!

Use winkey+D, no need of using extra software....

Win key+M is one of the easiest method but in linus windows this shortcut dont work at all...

sakumar79 said:
For me, Win key+M or Win key+D is much easier since I use the keyboard much more than the mouse...

Arun

Nice Can you give me some more shortcuts??

@priyaviv45, I think if you go into configuration of keyboard shortcuts in distros like Ubuntu and Mint, you can set Winkey+M to work just like it does in Windows... But not sure, you can google... Alternatively, I believe Ctrl+Alt+D does the same...

@Navneet, you can get a MS list of keyboard shortcuts at Keyboard shortcuts for Windows but I believe there are some unlisted ones that can be found by googling...

Arun

Windows Key + D

Ctrl+M is better than installing a new application

SyGeek said:
Windows Key + D

I use this always to go the desktop at-once ;-)