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aphelie -  
Hello everyone!
Thank you for letting me know how to create a desktop shortcut icon. Note: This icon placed in the taskbar allows you to directly access your desktop.
Thank you for reading!
Aphelie.
Thank goodness you are here!
Configuration: Windows XP

17 answers

  1.  xden
    Hello,

    it's the simplest (therefore the best); unfortunately, often the shortcut has been messed up... In case here is the procedure:
    search for the file bureau.scf (advanced options: hidden files)
    and copy it to the folder mentioned above (show hidden folders!)

    or alternatively recreate it with Notepad:

    Copy the following text:
    [Shell]
    Command=2
    IconFile=explorer.exe,3
    [Taskbar]
    Command=ToggleDesktop
    Save the file as Show Desktop.scf
    Drag this file to the quick launch bar

    Also see alternative solutions here:
    Restore the desktop icon
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    1. aphelie
      Hello everyone!
      Thank you for the information that allowed me to restore this desktop icon.
      Aphelie.
      Fortunately, you are here!
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    2. scott
      xden <== you're the best!!! I solved the problem thanks to your magical solution! thanks again
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    3. Breizhoo
      Thank you again xden, another one saved thanks to you!!
      Thank you for your contributions,
      and your solutions,
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    4. crystal0477
      Hello Xden

      Just wanted to thank you for your workaround that works!!! Because unfortunately, I've tried plenty of others that should have checked the workaround before passing it on to other people!!!!

      Crystal
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    5. marie-kiri
      Thank you for the help.
      It’s really nice to have help that works!!!
      Thank you
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  2. MrVpt
    For Windows Seven, there’s no need to create a desktop icon because it already exists in another form: it’s the small vertical bar at the far right of the Quick Launch bar (the "show desktop" button). You just need to click on it. Hovering the mouse cursor over it without clicking makes all the windows above the desktop transparent (only the window frames are present).
    Clicking this button again restores all the windows to their previous state.
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    1. kéké
      Thank you very much MrVpt ... I was starting to struggle ... indeed it’s super easy! + 1!

      kéké from magdales.com
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    2. diego
      Wow!!
      You really had to find that one!!
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    3. albert1976
      Thank you my friend: that's really great!
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    4. Voctolm
      Thank you very much! There's really no need to complicate life, in fact!
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    5. Franks
      Will you please tell me what they thought of putting this here!!
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  3. fantomecasper78
    If you are on Vista, to have the Vista icon instead of the XP one, replace the line
    IconFile=explorer.exe,3
    with
    IconFile=shell32.dll,34
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    1. jag72
      not stupid :)

      I just went through the properties to change the icon.
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  4. Alban
    Hello,

    I struggled so much to find this icon... that I have to share the little trick I just found.

    In fact, on Windows 7, the quick launch desktop icon hasn’t disappeared at all! It’s at the bottom right, to the right of the time. If you click in the bottom right corner on the mini rectangle, the desktop will show up by itself.

    Well done Windows for this secret icon...

    Good evening
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    1. Charles
      You're the boss! Thank you.
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    2. SdaliM
      MrVpt already said it above; check before posting!
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    3. mama53
      Great!!! That's what I asked for!!! Thank you very much.
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    4. souris
      thank you!!!!!!!
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    5. dama27
      Alban is a genius!
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  6. Erdnax Contributor
    Hi,

    The icon in my taskbar to minimize open windows points to this location:

    C:\Documents and Settings\MYNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

    Unfortunately, I cannot access it, so I hope this helps you.

    Otherwise, a little tip, if you want to minimize all open windows easily, just press the WINDOWS + M keys simultaneously ;)

    See you soon

    --
    If everything seems wrong, mean, against you,
    don't question everything.
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    1. fantomecasper78
      To have the Vista icon instead of the XP icon, replace the line:
      IconFile=explorer.exe,3
      with
      IconFile=shell32.dll,34
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      1. Ayok
        Hello everyone,

        first of all, I just wanted to say thank you ^^
        but also if you can't access the "Documents and settings" folder like I can't (I've never managed to do so, I don't know how others do it), I found the folder you’re looking for, "Quick Launch," here, in case it helps some of you:
        C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

        Talk to you later!
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        1. jmp59 Contributor
          Hello,

          You move your mouse cursor over the icon that is on the desktop, you right-click, you drag the icon to the QuickLaunch part of the taskbar, and you release the right button.
          A dialog box will open, and you can choose to copy here or move here, depending on whether you want to keep the icon on the desktop or not.
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          1. KING-SATAN
            Thank you, I just did it, it annoys me not to have this command anymore, but how can I get the W7 icon? If it's not the same of course =P...
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            1. jag72
              Hello KING-SATAN,

              Under Vista, I had to right-click on it, go to Properties > Customize > Change Icon.
              Then you select the one that corresponds, create a shortcut that you drag into the taskbar after unlocking it.
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            2. KING-SATAN
              Alright, thanks :)
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          2. Manucyan
            You can press start+D at the same time!
            (start = the key with the Windows logo, next to ctrl at the bottom left)
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            1. mehdi
              Hi everyone,
              regarding the disappearance of the desktop shortcut,
              just right-click with the mouse, then select "shortcut" from the new menu. In the text field, type "desktop.scf", then click next, and that's it, a new desktop shortcut will be created.
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              1. PATAFLOP
                Thank you very much to Ayok, I am lost under Se7en, I have no reference after a long use of XP, you saved me precious time! All that's left is to remove the original icon in the systray.
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                2. pierrot302
                  Hello everyone, I noticed that by right-clicking on a blank part of the taskbar, you open a command window that allows, among other things, to show the desktop. Give it a try.

                  @+
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