Microsoft points out that people who buy Windows XP are free to set up their own shortcuts and icons on the screen to any programs they wish. In fact, "if you want to take your desktop and make it ...

Go to the Control Panel and select "Personalize". Now, find the "Change Desktop Icons" option in the "Personalize" menu and click on it. A dialog box similar to the one in Windows 10 and 11 should ...

Windows makes it easy (although not obvious) to customize the Taskbar with custom icons. You don’t need a third-party app, ...

Once you complete these steps, the icons will appear on the Windows 11 desktop. Remove desktop icons If you no longer want a specific system icon, you can select it and hide it using the "Delete" key.

Microsoft is telling PC makers that ship Wndows XP to have at least three icons on the desktop: MSN, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

Highlighted icons may happen when a Windows XP desktop is set to use a Web page as the background. Right-click on a blank corner of the desktop, and click Properties in the menu.

If you are unable to or cannot move desktop icons in Windows 11/10, then this post is sure to help you. In this post, we will show how to fix the issue. Like many users, you might have also faced ...

On the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the Arrow keys to select Safe Mode and then press Enter. When you are prompted to select which operating system to start, select Microsoft Windows XP edition ...

If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance ...

This has affected Windows XP, Vista and 7 systems. ... Separately, if you type in “Desktop icons” in the Windows search area, a new window opens that says “Desktop Icon Settings.” ...