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Update-Desktop

SYNOPSIS

Refresh the Windows Explorer Shell, which causes the desktop icons and the environment variables to be reloaded.

SYNTAX

Update-Desktop [[-ContinueOnError] <Boolean>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Refresh the Windows Explorer Shell, which causes the desktop icons and the environment variables to be reloaded.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Update-Desktop

PARAMETERS

-ContinueOnError

Continue if an error is encountered. Default is: $true.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

None

You cannot pipe objects to this function.

OUTPUTS

None. This function does not return objects.

NOTES

This function has an alias: Refresh-Desktop

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