On Windows 10 systems, we get a Show desktop shortcut in our taskbar. It is located in the bottom right corner of the screen, next to the action center icon. When you hover your mouse over this show desktop shortcut, you get a preview of your desktop. If you click on it, then all your active applications will be minimized to the taskbar, and you will be taken to your desktop. Due to some temporary glitch in the OS modules, this particular shortcut may become non-functional or disappear completely.
You might be facing this scenario if any tweaks were made to the group policy setting or the user used a script to remove the button. Both of these scenarios can be the cause of your show desktop shortcut not functioning properly. If you have used a script, then you should use it to revert the change too. Additionally, retrace what you did to change the group policy setting settings and revert to how it was before. If you have not performed any of these two mentioned actions but are still having trouble with your show desktop shortcut, this article will help you. Here, we have included a list of all the solutions that you can try to fix your show desktop shortcut. So without any further ado, let’s get into it.
How to fix Missing ‘Show Desktop’ Shortcut?
Try one solution after the other and see which one solves your issue. If none of the solutions help you out, take a look at the solution mentioned in the end. It is a workaround solution to use the show desktop shortcut function.
Turn on Peek to preview:
- Press Windows Key + X and choose “Settings” from the list of options that show up.
- Go to Personalization.
- Click on the taskbar tab on the left pane.
- On the right-pane, turn on the toggle for the “Use Peek to Preview the desktop” option.
If this does not solve your problem, try the next solution.
