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Disappearing Taskbar & System Tray along with Black Rectangle on the Desktop?
On about three occasions, I have left my PC (Windows 7, 64 bit), only to return after half an hour to discover, that the taskbar & system tray at the bottom of the desktop has disappeared, ...
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Windows 7 missing icons and taskbar
We are running Windows 7 on a notebook. After logging in with one account (it has Admin rights), empty desktop appears, with no icons and no taskbar.
I can change desktop properties (e.g. Themes), I ...
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Execute a program by double-clicking the taskbar and/or the desktop, Windows 7
It would be so useful, and not very difficult, because in fact I have Directory Opus installed (a very powerful windows explorer alternative) and it does exactly that, but only by double-clicking the ...
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Looking for Windows XP “dual desktops” with dual monitors
I'm looking for some very specific features in a dual-monitor setup on Windows XP and so far have not been able to find what I'm looking for. The best way I can describe it is perhaps dual desktops or ...
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Win7: sort icons in “desktop” popup/toolbar
I've right clicked my task bar and selected Desktop in the Toolbars submenu. This now shows a Desktop >> button left to the tray area. When I click this button, a popup with my desktop icons opens ...
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Can Rainmeter “dock” like the Windows taskbar, Desktop Sidebar, or Google Desktop sidebar?
Well, I think that's the most succinct title I've ever had. Not sure what to say here, save for restating the question.
Can Rainmeter "dock" to the walls of a display like the Windows taskbar, ...
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How do you show desktop in Windows 7?
In Windows XP, you get a 'Show Desktop' shortcut button in your task bar by default.
This does not appear in Windows 7. How do I add a shortcut button in Windows 7 to show the desktop and hide the ...
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After a power failure my XP looks like Windows 2000
After a sudden power failure my WinXP machine shows the taskbar in Win2k style and I can't find any reasonable change in settings that could get the XP look back. What should I look for?
