Google Chrome allows you to customize the look of the desktop shortcuts with a bunch of cool icons (including a golden one). Here's how you can add the new desktop shortcut icons. How to change Google ...

No matter how great your desktop background is, you still get bored with it after some time. The idea of a static image just gets old, and no matter how often you change it, let’s face it, this is not ...

Windows only: If you've got an application with a really ugly icon, or you just want to get some hard-core nerdy action with your desktop customization, Resource Hacker is the tool for the job. Over ...

A desktop overloaded with shortcuts and a taskbar filled with pinned apps can make your desktop look messy and harder to navigate. Fortunately, Windows offers plenty of customization options to make ...

Customizing your desktop icons isn't strictly a time waster. Take, for example, your most-used folders. Custom icons allow you to quickly identify those folders so you can quickly pick them out from ...

The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

Did you know you can customize the Windows folder and shortcut icons? If you want to know how just read the simple instructions below. Iconizer is a customizable icon generator that you can access ...

If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance menu to ...

Customizing your desktop is a handy way to optimize workflow while adding a personal touch to the appearance of your computer. Windows 7 enables you to customize several elements of the desktop on ...