I've seen all sorts of little tips and tricks on how to get your show desktop icon back in Windows 7, but the truth is that most of them are too complicated to explain here.
And honestly, why do we need a show desktop icon proper when there's already one in the lower right-hand corner of your screen?
See it?
If you click it your desktop becomes visible; hold your mouse pointer over it and the open windows on your desktop will fade. It's just like the show desktop icon of the old days, only better!
Give it a try!
Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disk
Did you know that Windows 7 has a utility that allows you to create a system repair disk? If you've ever turned on your computer and found you can't get into Windows, this is a great thing to have, because it contains a suite of recovery tools that will help you recover from a serious system error or restore your computer from a system image.
Here's how you do it:
Click Start, then in the Search Box, type Create a System Repair Disk. An icon should appear in the list above. Click on it.
A wizard should open up. Put a blank CD/DVD in your CD/DVD Writer and follow the on-screen instructions.
That's all there is to it! If you ever find your computer in an un-bootable state, just pop this baby in and you'll be on your way back to good!
Note: You may need to go into your system's BIOS to change the boot order of your devices so your CD-RW or DVD-RW is the first boot device.
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"Send to" and Beyond!
We're all familiar with the "Send to" option when we right-click a file. It allows us to specify a location for the file in question quickly and easily, but why are there so few options?
Look at this:
Windows 7 users have some expanded options, however. Try holding Shift when you right-click a file and see what you get.
Look at all those locations! Now you can send that file just about anywhere!
Neat!
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