Not too long ago, I wrote about how I wish Microsoft would borrow the idea of desktop environments from Linux and use it for Windows 11. Desktop environments allow for radically different user ...

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 ...

Over the years, Microsoft Windows has offered customization elements we loved. Some of the bits we loved aren't available anymore: desktop widgets in Windows Vista and the Windows Aero theme that may ...

While many people love the new interface in Windows 11, others prefer the old look and feel of Windows 10, or at least some of the features that are now missing in the newer operating system.

Quickly organize and move windows to specific areas of your desktop. Whether you use one monitor or three, Windows XP or Windows 8, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, you’re bound to have windows on ...

Try this free Microsoft Store app called Files to customize Windows 11. As the name suggests, it is a UWP File Manager app for Windows 11. It lets you open hard drives and folders in different tabs ...