There are two main avenues for revealing the desktop. Note that some fullscreen apps (typically games) can play havoc with the first one, but the second should almost always work. Although it’s ...

How to find, use, and modify the Windows 10 Show Desktop button Your email has been sent As any IT pro manning a help desk can tell you, every computer user in a typical business setting interacts ...

The latest Windows 11 preview build from the Dev Channel contains an interesting change that might upset those accustomed to using the bottom-right corner of the screen to minimize all apps or show ...

The tiny tweaks in the update pushed to Windows 8.1 users last week transformed Microsoft’s Modern UI-tinged future into a truly PC-friendly operating system for the very first time, but as welcome as ...

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 ...

The system tray can easily become a dumping ground for apps that insist on living there. If your taskbar feels cluttered, or ...

A little tweak to start the week - whaddya know, I'm a lyrical genius - where we can help you save some space on your Windows taskbar. This trick is one of the first things I do when I've done a fresh ...

Aero Peek was introduced in Windows 7. If you have many windows open on your desktop, it’s quite easy to lose track of them. Aero Peek lets you ‘peek’ behind all the windows so that you can have a ...

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 ...

Windows 8.1 allows you to display the Desktop wallpaper as Start Screen background, using the Show my desktop background on Start setting in taskbar and Navigation Properties. But if you find that ...