The Windows desktop is iconic. Some of the backgrounds, the green rolling hills featured in Windows XP, have even become a bit of a meme. However, I do one thing very differently: I have completely ...

You can change nearly any desktop icon on both Mac and PC. To change desktop icons on a Mac, open the "Get Info" menu and paste in the picture you want to use. On a PC you'll need to make a .ICO file, ...

No, I don't want the installer to place an icon on my desktop.

While we all love to keep icons and files on the Desktop for quick access, it results in too much clutter. As Windows changed, it allowed you to hide the desktop icons, so everything looked cleaner.

The default mode of the Desktop is to auto-arrange icons. If you move an icon, delete one, or add a new one, it will rearrange itself. The problem happens when you connect another monitor with a ...

When you install new programs on your computers, they may display a message asking if you like them to store an icon on your desktop. If you move through your installation screens quickly, you may ...

When you click on that red and white envelope icon to access your email, you don’t think “this is an envelope, which means mail.” Instead, your brain jumps immediately to “Gmail.” Good icons like ...

When you spend hours at your computer every day, the slightest unexpected change on your desktop can throw you off balance. The blue highlighting of desktop icons can happen accidentally in Windows XP ...

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 ...

“How do I get my desktop icons back on Windows? My nephew was playing around with my laptop, and now my desktop is blank except for the start button on the lower right. I’m sure I’ll smack my forehead ...

Have you ever been to a presentation, or worse, a high-profile company keynote, it gets started on an empty Windows desktop showing nothing but the Recycle Bin icon? Hideous. Preferring to keep our ...