While you have Show desktop transparent vertical bar at the right side end of the taskbar which also adds the functionality of Desktop Peek, it appears that there are some who miss the old Show ...

Pinning a Show Desktop icon to the taskbar in Windows 7 won't work the way it did in pretty much every earlier version of Windows. While you can still create the "Show Desktop.scf" script, it just won ...

I’m finally free from one of Microsoft’s stupidest user interface mistakes. I am a frequent flyer when it comes to the “Show Desktop” feature of Windows, which minimizes all open windows. The icon for ...

I confess to being a shortcut freak. After all, why search through folders when you can open the file you want with just one mouse click? However, I am finding that the Quick Launch toolbar, as good ...

There are two main avenues for revealing the desktop. Note that some fullscreen apps (typically games) can play havoc with the first one, but the second should almost always work. Although it’s ...

The Windows 8 Desktop did away with the very useful Quick Launch toolbar available in previous versions of Windows. It’s easy to bring back, though — just follow these directions. 1. In the Windows 8 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Bing Desktop, a toolbar for Windows 7 that allows users to set their desktop background to the Bing homepage ...

Microsoft Monday is set to release an upgrade to its MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search that adds a number of enhancements, including the ability to preview documents on users’ hard drives ...