{"id":655,"date":"2015-12-02T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T11:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hostingnotes.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2017-09-20T11:31:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T11:31:07","slug":"show-desktop-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webdevelopersnotes.com\/show-desktop-missing","title":{"rendered":"Show desktop icon missing in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On checking out Windows 7 for the first time I noticed that the <strong>Show desktop icon is missing<\/strong>! This was one feature I had used a lot on my earlier computers (Windows XP and Vista) and was the first icon in the Quick Launch bar. 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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.webdevelopersnotes.com\/articles\/show-desktop-missing-windows7.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Show desktop missing in Windows 7? Not really. The right-most glassy icon gives you the same functionality\" class=\"full-width\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Do you see the glassy icon located to the right of the system tray&#8230; well, <em>that&#8217;s the show desktop of Windows 7<\/em>. However, it is better to refer it as <em>Preview desktop<\/em> as it doesn&#8217;t minimize any windows; they remain open but become transparent with only the outlines showing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-ads\">\n<h4>Sponsored Links<\/h4>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Inner Page Top - Non Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1043128618639037\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5670477364\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<p>The show desktop on Windows 7 is a part of <a href=\"\/\/www.webdevelopersnotes.com\/aero-peek-windows\" title=\"Aero Peek feature in Windows 7 operating system\">Aero Peek<\/a> functionality in the new operating system which lets you &#8220;<strong>peek at open windows<\/strong>&#8221; and quickly navigate to the desired one. 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.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as an improvement over Vista, placing the mouse cursor over a window tab\/icon in the <a href=\"\/\/www.webdevelopersnotes.com\/decrease-size-of-icons-in-windows-7-taskbar\" title=\"How to decrease the size of icons in the Windows 7 Taskbar\">Windows 7 Taskbar<\/a> shows a larger thumbnail with its own close button. 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?<\/p>\n<h3>Aero Shake<\/h3>\n<p>There is a nice <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LMD0Geg-1H4\" title=\"Aero Shake video on Youtube\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube video<\/a> that shows you how the Aero shake works. Click on the title bar of a window and shake it once; all other windows will minimize. Shake it once again and everything comes up back.<\/p>\n<h3>Aero Snap<\/h3>\n<p>Another usability feature in Windows 7 is the Aero snap. Pick up a window from the title bar and drag it to the top edge. The window will maximize. Taking the window to the left or right edges of the desktop will maximize only its height. Here is another Youtube video for you &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HFrlVTuekjE\" title=\"Windows 7 Aero\" target=\"_blank\">Aero in Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Aero Peek for Windows Vista and Windows XP<\/h3>\n<p>If the above videos leave you wanting the same for your present operating system, you&#8217;re in luck. There are third party applications what will emulate the similar functionality of Aero Peek on Windows Vista and Windows XP. Refer the <a href=\"\/\/www.winmatrix.com\/forums\/index.php?\/topic\/21667-aeropeek\/\" title=\"WinMatrix forum\" target=\"_blank\">WinMatrix forum<\/a> for the download link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On checking out Windows 7 for the first time I noticed that the Show desktop icon is missing! This was one feature I had used a lot on my earlier computers (Windows XP and Vista) and was the first icon in the Quick Launch bar. 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