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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

To make your desktop icons invisible on your Windows 11/10 PC, here are the two steps you need to follow: Make the name of the desktop icon invisible using the Character Map. Make the desktop icon ...

Ok, I'm on this weird wallpaper kick and would like to be able to show or hide my icons by using a shortcut key (instead of right clicking, arrange icons, show desktop icons)<BR><BR>Does anyone know ...

One of the things I love about Stardock’s icon organizer, Fences, is the way the program can quickly hide all your desktop icons. Just double-click any empty area and poof: They’re gone. A second ...

Some of you have seen green check marks on your desktop files, folders, and some icons. These check marks appear at the bottom left side of files, folders, and shortcut icons placed on the desktop.

OK guys...stupid me. Somehow I got rid of the "My Computer" link on my dektop (I like my desktop clean), but I want it back. <BR><BR>Here's why:<BR>View image: http ...

Here's how to stop rogue icons from haunting your home screen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This week I have been mostly ...

Some things have become so ubiquitous that we never stop to wonder what came before them. Take the neat row of icons stacked at the bottom of your Mac screen. Before 1984, these little icons simply ...