Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...

Get rid of the visual clutter.

The other day, our desktop “Computer” shortcut went missing. Here’s how to restore (or create) it, as well as some other important Windows system desktop icons. 1. For Windows 7 or 8, right click on a ...

Windows 8 provides several ways to increase or decrease the size of the items on your desktop. If all you want to do is change the size of your desktop shortcut icons, you can use your mouse wheel or ...

Pinning the Google Chrome icon to your desktop taskbar will help you launch this browser quickly. Windows 8 includes an option to pin application icons and keep them visible on the taskbar even when ...