Windows 7 “Show Desktop” button on XP

It could sounds ironic, but the main feature I miss from Windows Seven – when I’m using a PC with Windows XP – it’s that little button on the bottom-right corner of the screen. It has the same functionality of the old “Show desktop” button on XP, but its position allows me to “launch” the mouse in that direction, without any precision, and click it to get all windows hidden.

Of course, someone released a tiny (and free) utility to backport this feature to 9 years ago, on Windows XP :)
It doesn’t need to be installed, just download and start it (and maybe put it into the “startup” section of your Start Menu)!

http://ceiiular.deviantart.com/art/Show-Desktop-133022210

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2 commenti

  1. Yesa said:
    March 14th, 2010

    This is Exactly what I was looking for! I was beginning to lose hope, with every search on google only turned out to be how to show the show desktop icon on win 7.. Thanks a Lot, dude!

  2. Dario said:
    April 11th, 2010

    Ciao Riccardo,

    volevo solo segnalarti che per questa funzione, volendo, non serve eseguire un’applicazione ma solo usare la shell di windows…
    In Notepad incolla
    [Shell]
    Command=2
    IconFile=explorer.exe,3
    [Taskbar]
    Command=ToggleDesktop
    e salva il file “Show Desktop.scf” in una cartella vuota.
    Una volta creato il file ti basterà creare una nuova toolbar (come in xp) ed il gioco è fatto :)

    Buona serata
    Dario

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