William Beaver asked for “a simple, safe” way to remove the arrows from the shortcuts on his desktop. Shortcuts point to files–usually but not always programs–that are stored elsewhere on your drive.

Your taskbar icons are trying to tell you something. Here’s what the most common ones—and their variations—really mean.

If you have noticed an icon with 2 small blue overlays, know that the Windows OS placed it to indicate that the file or folder has been compressed to save disk space. If you are looking for a way to ...

If you want to remove the Up/Down arrows in the Taskbar of Windows 11 and show all icons, you can do so via Windows Settings or Drag and Drop. Using Windows Settings Using Drag and Drop Let us take a ...

We all have pet peeves. Some are rational, others may appear irrational to others. I am not sure where this registry trick falls into, but shortcut arrows on the desktop drive me crazy. There is just ...

Windows: Shortcuts on your desktop (or anywhere else) are usually indicated by that little arrow in the bottom-left corner of the icon. It’s a tad ugly and a new tool called Windows Shortcut Arrow ...

When you install Windows 7 and Windows 8 you will find that your desktop has only the Recycle Bin icon and any other icons enabled by your computer manufacturer. If you wish to add other icons such as ...