Ever since we started controlling our computers with a mouse, icons have been central to our operating systems. By clicking on small, simple images representing a folder, trash can, or magnifying ...

A desktop overloaded with shortcuts and a taskbar filled with pinned apps can make your desktop look messy and harder to navigate. Fortunately, Windows offers plenty of customization options to make ...

The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s one messy desktop you’ve got. No, not your physical desk. I’m talking about the background of your computer. See for yourself: drag this browser window ...

Want to download a free Windows Icon Pack? An Icon Pack, as the name itself suggests, is a pack of new icons for the apps stored on your PC or phone. Normally an icon pack contains thousands of icons ...

The Recycle Bin has been a staple of Windows since its debut in Windows 95. Apart from the regular visible overhauls of the Recycle Bin icon, the feature has remained largely unchanged throughout the ...