Update Desktop
Refresh the Windows Explorer Shell, which causes the desktop icons and the environment variables to be reloaded.
Update-Desktop [[-ContinueOnError] <Boolean>] [<CommonParameters>]
Refresh the Windows Explorer Shell, which causes the desktop icons and the environment variables to be reloaded.
-ContinueOnError <Boolean>
Continue if an error is encountered. Default is: $true.
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
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PS C:>Update-Desktop
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