You can change nearly any desktop icon on both Mac and PC. To change desktop icons on a Mac, open the "Get Info" menu and paste in the picture you want to use. On a PC you'll need to make a .ICO file, ...

If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance menu to ...

Creating shortcuts for frequently used programs and files can save time and reduce clutter on your desktop. Instead of having all items directly on the screen, place them in folders or use shortcut ...

What do you think about the default icons on Windows 11/10? Well, they look great, but with time they appear boring. You would have tried to cut the boredom by customizing your device by changing the ...

You can change folder icons in Windows 11 by right-clicking and selecting "Properties" and "Customize." Desktop icons like the Recycle Bin are changed in the Settings under Personalization and Themes.

Like the look of iOS-style icons and want to bring them to your desktop? Here's how to make your own with Photoshop (or an alternative) and CandyBar. The video suggests that CandyBar is inexpensive, ...

Customizing your desktop icons isn't strictly a time waster. Take, for example, your most-used folders. Custom icons allow you to quickly identify those folders so you can quickly pick them out from ...

The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...