Reader Barry is running Windows 7 Professional. Out of the blue, his system started displaying generic icons for various files and folders. Thankfully, he was kind enough to include a screenshot ...

7. Convert optional images… If you are not satisfied with the existing icons, you can create your own. You can take an existing image and convert it to the ico format.

If you don’t want to wait, a third-party app called StartAllBack can also fix most annoyances that Windows users may have with Windows 11. Best of all, it also lets you ungroup taskbar icons ...

Windows 11 24H2 users, it is time for this month's non-security update. KB5060829 is here, and it has some long-requested taskbar updates, a new tool for transferring files between PCs, and a ...

Windows users can choose to replace the generic icon of Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) with the Thumbnail preview of the first page while saving the file.

However, if you use a single keyboard layout or don’t want to see the language switcher icon in the taskbar, then you can remove it from the Settings app of Windows 11.

Q: We converted from Windows 7 to Windows 10 a few months ago. Previously, I was able to establish desktop icons for frequently used programs (Quicken, Word, Excel, etc.). But I lost these icons af… ...

Besides bug fixes, the new icons are the major new component of preview Build 19569.1000. SEE: 20 pro tips to make Windows 10 work the way you want (free PDF) In a Medium post, Christina Koehn ...

Microsoft has revealed a redesign for Windows 11’s battery icon with new colors making it easy to see at a glance if your laptop is charged or needs to be plugged in soon.