Show Desktop Button Missing from Windows 11 Taskbar? Here is the Fix

Feb. 19, 2024

Many users have reported that the “Show desktop” button is missing from the Windows 11 Taskbar and Copilot has taken its place, which is annoying. So if the “Show desktop” button is gone on your PC, fret not, follow our guide and fix it right away. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Go to Taskbar Settings

To re-enable the “Show desktop” feature, we will first need to head to the Taskbar settings. And the easiest way to access that is by right-clicking on the Taskbar and selecting “Taskbar settings.”

Once you are in the settings window, click on “Taskbar behaviors” to expand the menu at the bottom. Now, scroll down and find the “Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop” option.

Enable the check box next to this option, and you are done. The “Show desktop” buttonshould now appearon the Windows 11 taskbar at the bottom right.

While you are in the Taskbar settings, you could also choose toremove Copilotfrom the Taskbar. It is easy and takes only a click. Just expand the “Taskbar items” section anddisable the “Copilot” toggleto turn off the feature on your Windows 11 PC.

So this is how you quickly restore the “Show desktop” functionality if it has gone missing from your Windows 11 PC. I don’t like it when Microsoft decides to make changes to the elementary part of the OS without much thought, especially when it’s something like the “Show desktop” feature that’s now part of our muscle memory when using the OS.

Anyway, now you can have your “Show desktop” button back on the Taskbar. If theTaskbar icons are missing on Windows 11, you can follow our tutorial. If you have any doubts, let us know in the comment section below.

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