[Auntie Mame]

Microsoft claims every exasperating, inexplicable, unrequested change is an improvement.

And with all these changes and "improvements" they still have been unable to come up with a simple way to print a directory listing. It's truly astounding.

Their idea of improvements, for example, is to move the "show desktop" icon which used to be on the lower left to a hidden place on the lower right. Wow! Astonishing improvement.

[Bob434]

[[Their idea of improvements, for example, is to move the “show desktop” icon which used to be on the lower left to a hidden place on the lower right. Wow! Astonishing improvement.]]

Exactly!- Take something truly functional and easy to use and make it harder and more frustrating- that is their idea of progress i guess-

[MayflowerMadam]

Show desktop - press together Windows key + D. Desktop pops right up.

[relictele]

I agree and I don’t want to insult your intelligence but there is a way to get the old show desktop icon back if you’re interested.

[usconservative]

And with all these changes and "improvements" they still have been unable to come up with a simple way to print a directory listing. It's truly astounding.

C:\> DIR /s >PRN has always worked for me.

So has:

C:\> DIR /s >directory.txt