You can change folder icons in Windows 11 by right-clicking and selecting "Properties" and "Customize." Desktop icons like the Recycle Bin are changed in the Settings under Personalization and Themes.

What do you think about the default icons on Windows 11/10? Well, they look great, but with time they appear boring. You would have tried to cut the boredom by customizing your device by changing the ...

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 ...

A great tool for creating interactive desktop customizations. You may have heard of Rainmeter, the desktop customization tool that lets you display all kinds of information on your PC desktop in a ...

For most of us, occasionally switching up the desktop wallpaper is about as adventurous as we get when it comes to customizing the appearance of Windows. But there are in fact a multitude of ways to ...

There have been various ways of customizing the Windows desktop over the years — remember Windows Vista gadgets? But make sure you keep security in mind. Like many things, computer desktops are unique ...

From fun phone cases to stickers to computer wallpaper to custom app icons, there are so many ways to personalize our devices these days. But one thing you can make your own that you might not know ...

Microsoft has added new features to Windows 10 Virtual Desktops that allow you to customize them to your liking. Windows 10 currently allows you to create virtual desktops that you can use to launch ...

Have you ever felt like your computer’s interface just doesn’t quite fit your workflow? The Windows 11 taskbar, often overlooked as a static feature, is actually a powerful tool waiting to be tailored ...

Over at Maximum PC, I (Adam) have written up a guide to customizing your Windows desktop, complete with my favorite tools for tweaking and streamlining Windows. Lifehacker readers are no strangers to ...