Although you can simply delete most shortcuts on the Windows 8 desktop, system shortcuts cannot be removed this way. Similarly, Windows adds shortcut icons on the taskbar's notification area to ...

Tech giant Microsoft’s Edge browser will soon finally get a feature that many other browsers have had for a long time, ...

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 ...

If you find that the Microsoft Edge browser icon keeps reappearing on your desktop, then this post will show you how you can stop Edge from creating a desktop shortcut in Windows 11. Edge icon keeps ...

Microsoft Edge will add a Windows feature allowing users to create desktop shortcuts for individual browser profiles.

In the November 2008 issue, page 105, I suggested ways to easily hide desktop shortcuts of confidential material. I suggested moving them off the desktop, out of sight to the Start menu, which only ...

If you find yourself hunting for shortcuts amid a chaos of icons on your desktop, use these tips to restore order to the Windows backdrop. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...