# Minimize all windows button in Win-XP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimize-all-windows-button-in-win-xp/659812>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 31, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimize-all-windows-button-in-win-xp/659812 "2013-05-31T21:29:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimize-all-windows-button-in-win-xp/659812/1 "2013-05-31T21:29:55Z")

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I have two computers running Win-XP and in both the “minimize all windows” or “show desktop” button is gone. Is there any way to get it back?

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimize-all-windows-button-in-win-xp/659812/2 "2013-05-31T21:33:30Z")

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[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355)

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimize-all-windows-button-in-win-xp/659812/3 "2013-05-31T22:24:49Z")

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In all modern versions of Windows, with or without the button: Winkey+D or Winkey+M. They have slightly different behavior, the “D” version works better. Sure, having the button back is good, but I don’t even use it anymore.