How To Get To The Desktop In Windows 10

You could go hit the minimize button on all your open windows, or you could minimize them all at once with a single click or keyboard combo. Here’s how to get to the desktop in Windows 10 with just one short action.

Using your mouse: Click the small rectangle on the far right side of the taskbar. 

Using your keyboard: Hit Windows + D.

In either case, performing the action a second time (clicking or typing) brings all the windows back.

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