It is very easy to open or launch a website from within a web browser; simply open the browser, type in the website URL, and go. However, what if you wanted the ability to launch websites directly from your desktop without first o...
The Web has plenty of image editing tools on it, which many photography software packages also include. With some photo editing software packages, you can convert your photographs to shortcut icons on the Windows desktop. You can ...
When you remove software from Windows, some packages might leave a few of their shortcuts on the desktop or Start menu. As such, you might have a few broken shortcuts on your desktop or Start menu. You can find and delete broken s...
Let’s just say that you want to write a quick Windows tutorial and you’re trying to highlight some important sections on your desktop or Windows home screen. If you go by the usual method, then you’ll need to take a screenshot of ...
Did you know that there’s a quick and easy way for you to set multiple rotating wallpapers on your desktop? This may not work on all versions of Windows but if you’re using Windows 7 Professional, you can simply follow the guide b...
When you switch to lower resolutions, Windows moves your desktop icons around. Then you might have to move and reorganise your desktop shortcut icons. However, with suitable software you can save and restore the icon layouts on Wi...
If you have a desktop cluttered with downloaded file shortcuts, and other shortcuts, there are a few ways that you can clear it. Sure, deleting the shortcuts will remove them; but consider clearing the desktop with the Windows fre...
Windows 7 themes have some great wallpapers, and they’re not just limited to that platform. In fact, if you have Vista or XP you can also add the Windows 7 themes and wallpapers to your desktop. All that’s required is ...
Run is the Windows accessory from which you can launch software with text input. To open Run from the Start menu, you select All Programs > Accessories and Run. However, you can add a more direct Run shortcut to the Windows Vis...
Windows Vista’s and 7’s desktops do not include a shortcut to My Computer by default. The closest thing is a Start Menu My Computer shortcut. However, you can still add a My Computer shortcut to the Windows 7 taskbar and des...
Vista included DreamScene, which enabled you to add videos to the desktop wallpaper. However, such options were removed from Windows 7. Nevertheless, you can still add videos to the Windows 7 desktop wallpaper with the Windows 7 D...
Windows 8.1 came with a lot of changes to Windows 8. The most notable change was the re-introduction of the start button. For the most part, the start button is a welcomed addition, however, some people didn’t like the addit...
Most browsers now include tabs, but Windows Explorer — aka browsing files, folders, and drives in Windows — has yet to embrace tabs. However, with suitable software you can add tabs to Windows Explorer as well. Read on...
When you add lots of shortcuts to your Windows desktop they can get a little disorganized. Sure, you can sort them by name, type and size, but that often isn’t enough. However, with 8Startlauncher you can organize the icons ...
Microsoft added Aero Shake and Aero Snap to Windows 7. Both provid a couple of new methods for resizing and minimizing windows. You can also add both Aero Shake and Snap to Windows XP and Vista. Read on to learn more.
