That skinny “Show Desktop” strip is easy to miss, so a wider click target makes sense. Start11 v2 doesn’t expose a setting for it yet, but the dev team watches threads like this when sizing up new options—your idea helps bump it up the list.
Until then, two low-effort work-arounds might spare some mis-clicks:
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Pin a “Show Desktop” shortcut to the taskbar (explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}).
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If you lean on desktop organization, Peek in Fences 6 lets you pop your Fence groups over open apps via a taskbar button or hot corner—no window shuffle required.
What would feel most natural to you—a beefier strip, a hot corner, or a taskbar button? And for anyone else reading: any clever tricks you use to reach the desktop without hunting that corner? I personally avoid 'show desktop' as I don't like having to clean up the layout of my active windows afterwards. I am in love with Fences 6 Peek for this reason.
