The default image size for desktop icons in Mac OS X is much larger than the default icon size in Windows. This may surprise you after switching to a MacBook from a Windows PC. If you are accustomed ...

You can add icons to your desktop in Windows 10 and more easily access system folders or apps. When you add icons to your desktop, you create shortcuts to folders or programs such as your Recycle Bin ...

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 ...

When you spend hours at your computer every day, the slightest unexpected change on your desktop can throw you off balance. The blue highlighting of desktop icons can happen accidentally in Windows XP ...

We all spend a lot of time looking at our computer desktop, in between opening up programs and switching between browser windows, and it can often become a dumping ground for all sorts of miscellany: ...

You can change any icon on your Mac to suit your taste. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac A great way to personalize your computer is to change your Mac icons. New in macOS Tahoe, you can give ...

Ever since we started controlling our computers with a mouse, icons have been central to our operating systems. By clicking on small, simple images representing a folder, trash can, or magnifying ...

If the macOS desktop is looking a little boring, or is in need of a little more personalization than a change of background image, one solution could be to change how files, folders, and apps look.