Windows 10: The peek desktop button on my taskbar disappeared

Can anyone help me? My peek desktop button on the right side of my task bar disappeared somehow. There's supposed to be a line when your mouse is hovering above the desktop button, but mine doesn't have one. I also can't upload a picture

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Buggy taskbar Windows 10/ twitchy show desktop/ peek button.

Hi,



Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.



Let’s turn off the Peek option and check. Follow the below step.

• 
  Right click on the Windows task bar and click on Properties.
  
• 
  Uncheck the option Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Sow desktop button at the end of the taskbar.
  
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  Now click on Apply and click on
  OK.
  

Hope this helps. If you need further assistance with Windows, let us know and will be glad to help.

 

Windows peek/taskbar Thumbnail not working (Help)

Hi Elias,

We may need to change some settings to enable the peek option. Follow the steps below:

• Open Settings.
  
• Click Personalization.
  
• Select Taskbar on the left pane.
  
• Locate Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button at the end of the taskbar option, turn it
  ON.

Let us know if you need anything else. We're here to help.

 

Windows 10: Disable Desktop Peek on hover over taskbar thumbnail

I had the same problem with a projected secondary display. The following procedure prevents the secondary display disappearing when hovering over the Show desktop button.

1) Right-click on the taskbar, select "Taskbar Settings".

2) In the Taskbar section the 5th switch down is labelled "Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button at the end of the taskbar." Switch this off.

3) In the Multiple Displays section, the first switch is labelled "Show taskbar on all displays". Switch this off.

Desktop peek now requires a click on the button, so is still available but not nearly so prone to accidental activation. Additionally, the secondary display is undisturbed even if the Desktop peek is activated/de-activated by a click.

Edit: Updated for Win 10 from How to Disable Aero Peek Feature in Windows 7 and Later?

Edit2: Further expanded to prevent taskbar showing on secondary display.