How to configure Active Desktop?

Active Desktop is a operating system feature that allows the user to add web content or HTML content to the desktop, along with some other features. Users can add HTML both in place of the regular wallpaper and as independent resizable desktop items. Items downloaded on-line can be regularly updated and synchronized so users can stay updated without visiting the website in their browser. Such as like weather report, currency updates, online calendar, etc. For active desktop you have to be installed it or enable. If you don't have Active Desktop enabled, you have to check whether it is moved off screen or it may not turn on for Show Desktop Icons. 

Active Desktop Enabled

To activate it right click on an empty space on the Desktop, choose ‘Arrange Icons’ on the context menu, then Auto-Arrange. It will arrange the icons in columns at the left of your screen. If hidden attribute is turned on for your desktop icons, you need to turn off it. Start ‘windows Explore’ by right click on ‘Start’ menu button and click on ‘Explore’. Click on ‘C:\Documents and Settings\ your user account name and then click on Desktop folder. Right click on Desktop folder and click on Properties. It will open Desktop properties box. In ‘General’ tab, remove check mark of “Hidden” attribute. Likewise, to show hidden shortcuts you need to click on the ‘Tools’ menu, and then select ‘Folder’ Options. Click on the View tab, in advance settings, select ‘Show hidden files and folders’ and also remove the check mark in front of ‘Hide extensions for known files types’, and make the check mark in front of ‘Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)’. Then click on ‘Ok’. Explorer will show this in gray color.

Enable or Disable Windows Active Desktop

• Click on ‘Start’ menu button, select and click on ‘Control Panel’
• Click on ‘Appearance and Themes’ for Category view and then click on ‘Display’ icon.
• Click the ‘Desktop’ tab, Click the ‘Customize Desktop’ button
• Desktop Items window will open, Click on ‘Web’ Tab
• To enable the Active Desktop, make check mark to ‘My Current Home Page’ and then click on ‘New’ button
• It will ask for location from where you want to add your desktop. You can Browse it and click ‘Ok’. It will add to web pages list.
• Select it by making check mark in front the box and click on ‘Synchronize’ button to update the content.
• To disable Active Desktop, remove all check marks from boxes in this window.

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