Do you know that there is a neat feature called “Show Desktop” in Windows 7? I use it all the time to quickly access an icon on the desktop even if my screen is choke full of running applications.
This feature has been there since Windows XP. But somehow, I never noticed it there. It became more prominent in Windows Vista where I discovered it for the first time. Since then, I can’t live without it.
Naturally, when I logged on to Windows 7 for the first time, I thought it has been done away with. But I knew it had to exist. I did a search and found it. It’s so subtle that new users may not even know that such a feature exists.
Here is a picture that shows you where to find it in Windows 7:
Show Desktop button in Windows 7
The Show Desktop button is placed on the right of the task bar. To see how it works, run a few programs so that your desktop is no longer visible. Then click on the Show Desktop button and you will see the original desktop again so that you can click on another shortcut icon.
