Unlike Windows, which has a menu bar on top of individual apps, macOS has a single universal menu bar at the top of the screen that all apps use. The right-hand side of this typically houses icons for ...

In this post, we will show you how to add or remove the Mouse Keys icon on the Taskbar in Windows 11. Mouse Keys is an accessibility feature that allows users to control the mouse pointer using the ...

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 ...

If you decide you no longer want the Trash icon on your desktop, you can remove it by dragging the Trash folder to the actual Trash icon in the Dock. This will delete the symbolic link and remove the ...

The Recycle Bin has been a staple of Windows since its debut in Windows 95. Apart from the regular visible overhauls of the Recycle Bin icon, the feature has remained largely unchanged throughout the ...

If you use Windows Spotlight as your desktop background in Windows 11, you might notice a small “Learn about this picture” icon appearing on your desktop. It links to Bing for information about the ...

When you install a new program on your office computer, such as the Mozilla Firefox Web browser, it will create two shortcuts: one on the desktop and one in the Start menu. Since most users only ...

Has it happened to you on your Windows PC, that you restart your computer and find that the Homegroup icon has suddenly appeared on your desktop? It has happened to me several times, and I was ...

William Beaver asked for “a simple, safe” way to remove the arrows from the shortcuts on his desktop. Shortcuts point to files–usually but not always programs–that are stored elsewhere on your drive.