I'm not exactly sure when it became cool to abandon the use of your operating system's desktop, but a growing number of people these days prefer the "clean" look. Recent releases of Microsoft Windows ...

You may not want to clutter up your desktop with a Recycle Bin. You perhaps also do not want to pin it to your Start Menu and yet want easy access to it. You could display it in the taskbar or add it ...

If you're a fan of having a completely empty desktop but want to keep the functionality of Windows 7's recycle bin, the TechSpot blog details how to get a Recycle Bin icon on your taskbar that accepts ...

Windows 7 officially launches today, but we've been testing, tweaking, customizing, fixing, and writing about this OS for a year now. We present here a guide to everything we've learned about the OS, ...

Windows 7 may be brand new, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find free or cheap tools to tweak its settings, supplement its features, or smooth an upgrade from XP or Vista. We’ve compiled a list of ten ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...

Better Explorer (aka BExplorer) looks and behaves the way Windows Explorer will in Windows 8–except that it runs in Windows 7. Better Explorer Beta 1’s new Conditional Select button combines filtered ...