To show the Windows 11 desktop: Click the Show Desktop button on the rightmost edge of the Windows taskbar. Use the Windows + D keyboard shortcut. Hit those keys again to restore your active windows.

Learn how to enable or disable Show Desktop, Peek or Desktop Preview button in Windows 11/10 Taskbar via Settings or Registry Editor.

Depending on how you use Microsoft Windows 10, you may not know about the benefits of the Show Desktop button or even where to find it.

Show Desktop The small Show Desktop button in the far-right corner of the taskbar still exists in Windows 11, but there's no hover option available. Turn it off completely under Taskbar settings ...

Microsoft is toying with the idea of replacing the "Show desktop" button in the bottom-right corner of the screen with Copilot. The proposed change is rolling out to Insiders in the Dev Channel.