How Do I Hide the Taskbar in Windows 7?
While the Windows 7 taskbar at the bottom of the screen can be a great way to launch programs and switch between different applications, it …
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How-to guides and tutorials that answer questions you might have about the desktop settings on your laptop or desktop computer.
Convenient Laptop Desk for a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
With so many people working from home these days, it is important to try and find a way to fit your work life into your …
How to Hide Desktop Icons in Windows 7
If you have a really interesting desktop background picture on your computer, you might not like how all of your desktop icons are hiding it. …
How to Change the Program or File That Opens When You Click a Shortcut
If you like to use shortcuts for your favorite applications and files in Microsoft Windows, then you may not have thought about editing them once …
Can I Put a Chrome Shortcut on Desktop in Windows?
If you spend a lot of time online then the web browser might be the most used application on your computer. But if you spend …
How to Open Shortcut with Specific Browser in Windows 7
Many third-party Web browsers are quite popular, and it’s likely that you have tried one of them out at some point. In fact, you might …
How to Create a Desktop Shortcut for a Website in Windows 7
Do you find that you are visiting some sites more often than others? It could be your bank or credit card, or maybe your email, …
How to Stop Taskbar from Hiding in Windows 10
The horizontal bar at the bottom of Windows 10 is called the taskbar. This is where you can see the programs that are open, plus …
How to Put Google Chrome on Desktop Windows 10 Guide
The desktop area in Windows operating systems has long been thought of as the “Home” screen by many users. This is where they put important …
How to Remove Windows Store from Taskbar in Windows 10
Windows 10 includes many apps by default. Some of these might have been installed by the computer manufacturer, while others, such as the Microsoft Store …
How to Display the My Computer Icon on the Windows 7 Desktop
Many Windows system users that have been with the operating system since an early version like Windows XP have become comfortable using applications a certain …
How to Change the Size of Desktop Icons in Windows 7
You can customize a lot of different things in Windows 7 by using options found on the Control Panel. But you can also customize certain …
How to Empty the Recycle Bin in Windows 10
Knowing how to empty the recycle bin or the trash can in the Windows operating system can be a helpful way to free up storage …
How to Create a Desktop Shortcut to a Website from Google Chrome
While there are a handful of different ways that you can get to websites quickly on your computer, perhaps one of the easiest is still …
How to Create an Internet Shortcut in Windows 10
When there is a website that you visit a lot, you often want to do something to make it easy to access. This could involve …
How to Remove the Numbers from Taskbar Icons in Windows 10
The icons in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen on your Windows 10 computer provide quick access to your programs. By simply clicking …
What is the Address Thing at the Bottom of the Screen in Windows 10?
Do you see the word “Address” with a search field after it at the bottom of the screen, and you don’t know what it is? …
How to Enable the On Screen Keyboard in Windows 10
Windows 10 has a lot of useful settings and features like the snipping tool that allows you to capture pictures of your screen. Some of …
Where Did My Desktop Icons Go in Windows 7?
Are you accustomed to navigating your computer and its files largely from the desktop? This is a convenient location where you may save your important …
How to Make the Taskbar Smaller in Windows 10
The horizontal bar at the bottom of your screen provides you with access to some of the most commonly used applications on the computer, as …
TechOrbits Rise-X Pro Standing Desk Workstation Review
I spend a lot of my day sitting at my desk in front of a computer. If you are someone in a similar situation, then …
How to Request the Desktop Version of a Website on an iPhone 6
The browsing capability of mobile devices, such as iPhone and Android smartphones, has improved to the point where many people use them as their primary …
How to Turn Off the Blue Outlook 2013 Notification Box
It is pretty common for Outlook 2013 users to have the email program open on their desktop or laptop computer while they perform other tasks. Outlook …
How to Move the Taskbar to the Side of the Screen in Windows 7
The taskbar in Windows 7 is a crucial element in how you interact with the computer. It contains the Start button that provides access to …
How to Remove a Program from the Taskbar in Windows 7
The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the screen in Windows 7 (or possibly the side or top if you have adjusted the …
How to Put a Control Panel Icon on the Desktop in Windows 7
There are an incredible amount of settings and options that you can configure in Windows 7 to suit your preferences. Whether you want to change …
Where is the Recycle Bin in Windows 7?
The Trash Can or Recycle Bin icon in Windows has been a part of desktop computer layouts for years. Deleted items went there, and you could …
How to Get Windows Explorer in the Windows 7 Taskbar
There are a lot of different ways to navigate through Windows 7, but one of the ones that I use the most is simply clicking …
How to Show the Recycle Bin in Windows 8
You may want to learn how to show the recycle bin in Windows 8 if you are used to having it there from earlier versions …
How to Restore Hidden Desktop Icons in Windows 7
You may wonder how to restore hidden desktop icons in Windows 7 if someone else has hidden them as a prank, or if you accidentally …
Where is My Windows 7 Taskbar?
The Windows 7 taskbar provides an easy place to access your running programs, your Start button, and any quick launch icons that you may have …
How to Remove the App Store Icon from the Windows 8 Taskbar
The taskbar at the bottom of your screen in Windows 8 Desktop mode is a convenient way to access some commonly used programs, as well …
How to Remove the Windows Media Player Icon from the Taskbar
The taskbar at the bottom of your screen in Windows 7 is a great place to put links to programs, because it is always visible. …
How to Create a New User in Windows 7
When you initially set up your computer in Windows 7, you created a user account with administrator privileges. This configured the computer for one user, …
How to Create a Control Panel Icon on the Desktop in Windows 7
The Control Panel is an extremely useful set of tools that you can use to customize nearly every setting or experience on your computer. But, …
How Do I Restore Taskbar to Bottom of Screen in Windows 7?
You may be wondering how to move the taskbar to the bottom of the screen if you have turned on your computer and found that …
How to Hide the Recycle Bin from the Desktop in Windows 7
People use their desktops in Windows 7 in a variety of ways. Some people like to save everything to their Desktop because they know how …
How to Remove a Program Icon From the Taskbar
You might have heard the term “taskbar” before if you were trying to solve some problems with your computer, but you might not be familiar …
How to Create a Folder on Your Desktop in Windows 7
When you are creating and downloading a lot of files to your Windows 7 computer, it can become difficult to locate those files over time. …
What is the Windows 7 Taskbar?
Modern operating systems on computers and other electronic devices try to make common tasks as simple as possible. This often means placing important settings and …
Add New Icons to Windows 7 Desktop
There are many different ways that you can use your computer, and it is hard to say that the particular way that a person accesses …
How to Change a Shortcut Icon in Windows 7
Windows computers have a bunch of different ways that you can customize them. Some of these are things that people commonly modify, like their desktop …