subject: How to Create a Shortcut to Turn the Desktop Icons On or Off Easily [print this page] How to Create a Shortcut to Turn the Desktop Icons On or Off Easily
Do you want to hide or turn on the desktop icon as convenient as possible? Here, we will take a look at how to create a shortcut to turn the desktop icons on or off easily.
The solution comes through a small utility written by one of the Desktop Sidebar programmers (an alternate sidebar with loads of modules). As we known, this utility does the same thing as a right-click on the desktop and toggling the "Show Desktop Icons" item.
Set Up the Shortcut
Firstly you'll need to download the HideDesktopIcons application and save it somewhere other than the desktop (preferably somewhere where it won't be deleted).
Then you need to create a shortcut to the executable, and put it somewhere like the Quick Launch Bar, which you can quickly access by typing the following into the location bar:
shell:Quick Launch
After that, you will find there is a shortcut that can be used for quick access.
Simply right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties to assign a hotkey (I use Ctrl+Alt+D since it's easy to remember).
Note: Pay attention that the shortcut keys don't work if the shortcut is in the Quick Launch bar. In this case you'd need to make another shortcut for the Start Menu or the desktop that contains the shortcut key. If you put the shortcut into the start menu you might have to logout and back in for it to work.
Now you can access the desktop icons through a shortcut icon or shortcut key.
Supporting Files
If you get errors when you try to run this application, you probably need to have the Microsoft C++ runtime installed, which you can get get from the following link:
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