How to Peek at the Desktop Using the Taskbar

 

How to Peek at the Desktop Using the Taskbar

Windows 10 includes a second way of looking at the desktop quickly called Aero Peek. To use it, first find the tiny “Show Desktop” button on the far-right side of the taskbar. It looks like this:

Right-click on the “Show Desktop” button and a tiny menu will pop up.

This menu has two options. The first, “Show desktop,” is an action. If you click on it, you will see the Desktop just as if you had left-clicked on the button. The second option, named “Peek At Desktop,” is a toggle setting. If you click it, a checkmark will appear to its left.

After that, if you hover your mouse cursor over the “Show Desktop” button, you will see a quick peek at the Desktop with approximations of the current application windows showing as translucent outlines.

When you move your mouse away, your application windows will appear again. Once the novelty fades and you’d like to turn Aero Peek off, right-click on the “Show Desktop” button again and uncheck the “Peek At The Desktop” option.