One of the desktop icons that appear after Windows is installed is the Recycle Bin. Here’s what you need to know about it. Microsoft programmers were no doubt thinking about the Apple Mac operating ...

Microsoft is changing even more Windows 10 icons as part of its latest Insider Preview Build 21343. The company has already redesigned the icons of its built-in apps and a few others, like Windows ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Windows fans have complained about Microsoft’s use of iconography for years.

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 ...

On Windows 10, the Recycle Bin is a great feature designed to store deleted files, instead of erasing them immediately from the hard drive. If you ever need them back, you can use this feature to ...

When you delete a file in Windows, it goes to the Recycle Bin first, allowing you to restore it later. However, there are times—such as when you’re freeing up space or removing sensitive data—when you ...

PCs have a reputation for being staid and sort of business-like, right? Nah, that’s just an image pushed by a Apple’s famous ad campaign. The truth is, your PC is a blank slate for as much creativity ...

Any time you delete a file in Windows, it goes straight to the Recycle Bin. These deleted files sit in the Recycle bin until it reaches their preconfigured maximum size limit (or until the user ...