“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 ...

The procedure for restoring the background on your desktop depends on the Windows edition you have. Most desktop and high-end laptops ship with at least Windows 7 Home Premium, which allows you to ...

If you have been using the Windows operating system for a while, you may have occasionally run into problems on your PC from time to time. Most of these problems, albeit not pertaining directly to ...

You can change or restore the Folder default icon in Windows 11/10 using any of the following methods: Change Folder default icon in Properties Change Folder default icon in desktop.ini file Restore ...

The other day, our desktop “Computer” shortcut went missing. Here’s how to restore (or create) it, as well as some other important Windows system desktop icons. 1. For Windows 7 or 8, right click on a ...

System Restore is one of the best ways to revert to the last stable state in Windows 11/10. However, sometimes it fails, and one of the conditions, when it does not ...

If you are an owner of Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise then you have access to a feature called Complete PC Backup and Restore. This feature allows you to create backup images of your ...

An anonymous reader doesn’t like the way Windows sometimes rearranges icons on his desktop. Can he protect himself against this annoyance? Yes, with a free program by Jamie O’Connell called Desktop ...

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Love it or hate it, Windows 8's most significant user interface change is the Start screen and its accompanying Metro environment. It replaced the classic Start menu and is the first thing you'll see ...