As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 has some cool interface tweaks, starting with large, eye-pleasing program icons that take up residence in the taskbar. Of course, this is little more ...

My searching abilities are possibly impaired at the moment, but I'll also admit that I'm not quite sure how to explain this issue to a search engine... In essence, where did the toolbox come from? And ...

The Tech-Recipes tutorial blog writes up a quick guide on docking the Recycle Bin icon as a separate item on the Windows 7 taskbar, instead of underneath Windows Explorer. Following the guide is ...

One of the oldest and most used features on Windows is the ability to create shortcuts to files and programs stored on your PC. Creating a shortcut is not the same thing as moving the program or file ...

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.

You can create a shortcut in Windows 10 to access a file or program from the desktop, or another folder. Shortcuts are usually created automatically when you install ...