Shortcuts are a convenient solution for quick access to folders you use frequently, but if you've gone overboard or installed a lot of new programs recently, your desktop can quickly become cluttered.

Although you can simply delete most shortcuts on the Windows 8 desktop, system shortcuts cannot be removed this way. Similarly, Windows adds shortcut icons on the taskbar's notification area to ...

You can change nearly any desktop icon on both Mac and PC. To change desktop icons on a Mac, open the "Get Info" menu and paste in the picture you want to use. On a PC you'll need to make a .ICO file, ...