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I just upgraded to 11.10 from 11.04. Previously the shortcut to show the desktop was Super +D (same as in Windows), But now it is not working. What is the new shortcut?

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    In my 18.04, the default shortcut for this action is Ctrl+F12.
    – Mikhail Lisakov
    Oct 7, 2020 at 16:13

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Reset to default
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For 11.10 and 12.10

Control-Alt-D shows the desktop for me

For 12.04 and up

Control-Super-D works for me

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    after it shows my desktop,I just take my cursor to the far left of the screen and the launcher appears.. however, I needed to know if there is a way we can change this shortcut back to 'Super' + d ??
    – Swapnil Narendra
    Oct 25, 2011 at 0:03
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    @Swapnil Narendra: Yes. You can do it by reassigning the shortcut. in keyboard utility on the shortcut tab select navigation then you can see a shortcut named 'Hide all normal windows' change it's shortcut to Super +d
    – aneeshep
    Nov 4, 2011 at 4:44
  • @shymik: It hides the launcher too..
    – aneeshep
    Nov 4, 2011 at 4:45
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    I couldn't get it to work in 13.10. Shortcut seems assigned in shortcuts area but doesn't work (i.e. does nothing when pressed). The original shortcut keeps working though.
    – Halil Özgür
    Oct 28, 2013 at 13:42
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    Note to users with WINDOWS button -- Control-Super-D = Control-WINDOWS-D for us.
    – Hack-R
    Nov 26, 2016 at 16:52
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In Settings, select keyboard then go to shortcut tab -> navigation -> Hide all normal windows -> click on predefined shortcut and press your preferred combination of keys such as Super and D.

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    Worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but only after a restart.
    – urig
    Oct 28, 2018 at 10:08
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