Q: I have many icons on my desktop. Some have a little white box in the lower left hand corner and in this box is a black curved arrow pointing to the upper right hand corner. What are these little ...

I confess to being a shortcut freak. After all, why search through folders when you can open the file you want with just one mouse click? However, I am finding that the Quick Launch toolbar, as good ...

Shortcuts are a convenient solution for quick access to folders you use frequently, but if you've gone overboard or installed a lot of new programs recently, your desktop can quickly become cluttered.

For those longing for the days of Windows 95 and its useful collection of PowerToys utilities, Microsoft is letting you add helpful little extensions that make Microsoft's desktop more delightful to ...

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.

Have you encountered a situation where you find that your desktop shortcuts have suddenly gone missing on your Windows 11/10 computer? If so, then this post will help you. Ensure that you have not ...

Q: I don’t know how, but my files suddenly lost their Microsoft icons and now display an Internet Explorer logo. When I try to open the files, I get a window that says, “View downloads — Internet ...

OK I have searched through the forums to find a solution but have been unable to come up with any answers. This is my dilemma:<P>I am creating an installation interface for an old DOS program, which ...

Some of my colleagues place shortcuts of frequently used files right on the desktop—some of which may be confidential. Although I can see how placing shortcuts there makes them easy to access, I don’t ...