Who says a clean desktop means fewer icons?

Once upon a time, our desktops were a point of pride. How did you customize yours? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I barely see ...

I ditched desktop shortcuts and never looked back.

The desktop of just about every Windows PC I’ve ever used has ended up being a mess. It gets cluttered with files I’d meant to save temporarily, but which are usually still there for months or years, ...

Windows desktop icons can sometimes move around for reasons that aren't immediately obvious, but it can be stopped easily Turn your computer screen off and the desktop might not look quite as you ...

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 ...

This particular foible has been driving PC owners crazy since the earliest days of Windows and there are no end of tricks, hacks and Registry edits that purport to fix the problem. However, in the end ...

All of the folders/files in my user profile folder have those little gold padlocks on them. Some of my desktop icons have them. I have no idea how this happened. I didn't change any settings. Perhaps ...