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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

These 10 Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts will boost your productivity. Doug Aamoth . Tue, May 27, 2025, 12:30 AM 3 min read. Keyboard shortcuts are ... No more hunting for the File Explorer icon: ...

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 ...

In this release, Microsoft has removed the accentuation of native Windows program icons, such as «Scissors» or «Calculator». This means that when you drag «Scissors» from the list of programs in the ...