The folder icon in Windows operating system has been more or less the same since the release of Windows Vista. In fact, Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 use the same set of icons introduced first with Vista, and the new Windows 10 also carries the same set of icons. PC users who love customizing Windows […]
Enable or Disable Shadows For Texts On Desktop In Windows 10/8/7
The other day, after configuring Windows to show all icons on the desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, clicking View and then clicking Show desktop icons option, I noticed that Windows wasn’t using drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop. As you know, with default settings, shadows appear under texts on the desktop. The […]
3 Ways To Resize Desktop Icons In Windows 10/7
A couple of days ago, after going through our how to open This PC to Computer in Windows 10, a reader asked us if it’s possible to change the default size of the Computer icon on the desktop in Windows 10? As many of you likely know, it’s possible to resize desktop icons in Windows […]
How To Remap Keyboard In Windows 10/8/7 Using SharpKeys
I own a mid-2013 MacBook Air. Most of the time I use my other Windows notebooks to get my work done. I power on my MacBook Air occasionally to install any available updates for both Windows 10 as well as Mac OS X , and sometimes to learn a thing or two about OS X. […]
Fliqlo: Best Clock Screen Saver For Windows
Windows operating system ships with a bunch of good screen savers. Users who are bored of the default set of screen savers could either install new screen savers or tweak the default screen savers with the help of tweaking tools such as Screen Saver Editor and Idle Time Edit. If you’re bored of screen savers […]
How To Change Windows Photo Viewer Background Color
The beauty of Windows operating system is that we have plenty of tools to tweak and customize every department to our desire. Hundreds of free tweaking and customization tools out there for Windows 7 and Windows 8. In the past, we have covered free tools to change Windows Media Player library background, Start screen background, […]
TaskbarPinner: Pin Documents And Webpages To Taskbar
Looking to pin your favorite folders to the Taskbar? Or may you want to pin one or more websites to the taskbar for quick access in Windows 7 and Windows 8. As you know, both Windows 7 and Windows 8 let you pin applications to the taskbar so that you can launch your favorite software […]
8 Free Software To Change Default Windows Icons
There are tens of transformation packs and icon packs available for download. But not everyone likes to install icon packs as most of the time uninstalling an icon pack doesn’t bring back default icons at all. So, what’s the best way to change the default set of icons in Windows with custom ones? Over the […]
How To Add Mac OS X’s “New Folder With Selection” Like Feature To Windows Context Menu
This morning, I got an opportunity to play with a brand new MacBook Pro loaded with the latest Lion operating system. While using it, I came across a nice feature that lets the user create a new folder with selected items. That is, when you select multiple files and do a right-click, it shows New […]