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Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot. (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I don't wanna defend Microsoft here cause yk fuck them but I'ma guess most people didn't even know the show desktop was there tbh or if they did use it but then again I've never understood why it was there I never use it

[โ€“] Vejezdigna@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hide desktop is useful if you have many non-minimized windows and you don't want to minimize each one. I can vouch for that button ๐Ÿ˜Ž.

[โ€“] TwoCubed@feddit.de 6 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I hink its super useful too. But i usually use win+d.

[โ€“] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Or if you're a psychopath with a desktop full of icons and files. Shudders

[โ€“] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

I've known it was there but never used it.

[โ€“] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

To be fair it's not like there's an icon showing what it does. Maybe it should have? I haven't had issues with overcrowded task bars since Windows XP.