Until Windows 7 came along, it was challenging at best to control what did and didn’t appear in the System Tray. It wasn’t uncommon to see a dozen or more icons littered down there.

Dick Frank unintentionally changed something in Windows 7 so that each window, rather than each application, gets its own taskbar icon. That’s too many icons. How does he change it back? One of ...

In this guide, we show you how to bring back the traditional Windows desktop icons to Windows 10, for quicker access to user files, network, Control Panel, and more.

Windows fans have complained about Microsoft’s use of iconography for years. Whether it was the lack of icons to identify key folders on the Windows Vista Start Menu, numerous quirky icons for ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft news recap about a redesigned set of Office icons, some new taskbar features for Windows 11, fresh builds, cumulative updates, and more.

Windows 11 KB5062553 is July 2025 Update for Version 24H2 with a load of new features, including smaller taskbar icons.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Microsoft is phasing out Windows 7, the PC software it released more than a decade ago in 2009 that still powers roughly a third of all laptop ...

What are Icon Overlays? You may have noticed several icons in your Windows 11/10 OS which have an overlay icon on it. There is a limit of 15 overlays per ImageList.

First look at Windows 7’s User Interface Microsoft has given us a first glimpse as Windows 7. The taskbar has changed … ...

There's nothing like a new set of app icon designs to start a debate. People still have strong opinions on Google's app icons. Now, it seems, it's the turn of Microsoft. We still haven't got over ...

Sometimes users will notice that their taskbar and desktop icons have gone missing. There are different methods of bringing back the desktop icons and taskbar on the computer screen. This article will ...