Windows shortcuts are typically what you already have on your desktop, which are pointers to the real executable. In Windows 7, you can modify the icon used by the shortcut easily without risky ...

Search the app name (press the Windows key on the keyboard or click the button in the corner). Click “Open File Location” and find the EXE file in the directory. Right-click on the EXE file and select ...

Creating custom Windows 11 desktop icons is quite straightforward, and changing your shortcuts can make your desktop experience feel more personal. The good news is it’s fairly easy to create ...

To change an individual desktop icon, right-click the shortcut icon, select "Properties," and navigate to the "Shortcut" tab. Click "Change Icon," then browse through the available icons.

UPDATE ON ERASING THE SHORTCUT ICON ARROWS In the January 2008 issue (page 80), I told how to eliminate those annoying little arrows in Windows XP’s shortcut icons by running Microsoft’s free Tweak UI ...

Personalizing Windows 11 desktop shortcut icons is limited. Users can use a grid to keep icons orderly and they can sort icons based on name, size or modified date, but little else.

Creating a Desktop shortcut enables Windows 11/10 users to quickly access items of daily use. You can also add your Favorite items to the Desktop as shortcuts. So, if you are interested in ...

Microsoft’s defensive advice thus far has been limited to recommending that users edit the Windows registry to disable the displaying of all shortcut icons, and to switch off the WebClient service.

For Windows (2000 mostly, but might end up on some 98 machines as well), I'm wondering if it is possible to create an Internet Shortcut file, assign it a custom icon and then distribute it and ...