missing right click menu item

[lynchknot]

Hello, i'm missing the option to "show desktop icons" in my right click menu. Does anyone know how I can get it back? Thanks.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Do you mean the show dektop in the quick launch bar? Where are you right clicking when that option shows up?

 

[lynchknot]

Hi, no - exactly what I said, "show desktop icons" in the right click menu is missing:

I also have active desktop tab missing:

 

[yoyo]

Check this registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

If there is an entry ClassicShell and it has the value 0x00000001
change this to 0 or delete it.

 

[lynchknot]

Thanks yoyo, I don't have that entry but could it have something to do with "noActiveDesktop"?

 

[yoyo]

Definitely, this setting has the effect that is bothering you.
Backup the key, just in case, then right click on NoActiveDesktop and delete. Then log off and on again.

 

[lynchknot]

Thank you Yoyo - that worked!!!!!