Some of you have seen green check marks on your desktop files, folders, and some icons. These check marks appear at the bottom left side of files, folders, and shortcut icons placed on the desktop.

Q: I have many icons on my desktop. Some have a little white box in the lower left hand corner and in this box is a black curved arrow pointing to the upper right hand corner. What are these little ...

I confess to being a shortcut freak. After all, why search through folders when you can open the file you want with just one mouse click? However, I am finding that the Quick Launch toolbar, as good ...

Much of what I do on a day-to-day basis involves a lot of typing. As a result, wherever possible, I prefer to not have to break my flow by reaching for a mouse. Here are some of the shortcuts I use ...

File History is a useful feature in the Windows 11/10 operating system. This feature makes automatic backup versions of important files on a computer to internal or external storage. These files can ...

Some of my colleagues place shortcuts of frequently used files right on the desktop—some of which may be confidential. Although I can see how placing shortcuts there makes them easy to access, I don’t ...

For those longing for the days of Windows 95 and its useful collection of PowerToys utilities, Microsoft is letting you add helpful little extensions that make Microsoft's desktop more delightful to ...

Q: I recently migrated from my old Windows 8.1 PC to my new Windows 10 PC. I moved my data files using a product called PC Mover Pro and that seems to have worked pretty well. I had many shortcuts ...

I'm working on a little cheap-n-dirty custom desktop, and need to play around with shortcut files. Basically, I'm making a web page that will replace the desktop icons and Start menu.<br><br>In order ...