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Windows desktop

Showing/hiding the Desktop

The keyboard shortcut windows + d hides and shows the desktop.
windows + , shows the desktop while this combination is pressed.
Contrast this shortcut to windows+m, which minimizes all windows.
Alternatively, the desktop can also be show and hidden using the Power User Menu which is opened with the keyboard shortcut windows+x.

Directory that stores items of the Desktop

The items that are shown on the Desktop are stored in the directory %USERPROFILE%\Desktop.

See also

Virtual desktops
The value PaintDesktopVersion in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop controls if the Windows version is shown in the bottom right corner of the Desktop

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