Posts under Desktop tag.

BetterDesktopTools: Expose & Spaces like features for Windows

Managing multiple windows can be a tedious task when multitasking. This is a usual problem faced by web designers, PCB designers, copywriters, app managers and even common household users. Anyhow, there is an excellent solution to this problem in the [...]

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DesktopOK: Save and restore icon positions on Windows desktop

Fed up of changes in the arrangement of your desktop icons, after every change in screen resolutions? The solution to this frustrating problem is DesktopOK. DesktopOK is a free and tiny utility that can store and restore the arrangement of desktop icons. It [...]

Bing Desktop for Windows 7 | 8 now offers Facebook integration

Bing Desktop as we know, brings the Bing wallpaper automatically to your desktop and allows you to search on Bing using the search box, from your desktop. In case you don’t like the current wallpaper, you can toggle through past [...]

Use PowerShell to create desktop shortcut to open Windows Store apps

We have already seen how we can use PowerShell to change number of App Tile Rows on Start Screen, to fix Windows Store apps crashing, create Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Hibernation Tiles and Uninstall & Completely Erase All Pre-Installed [...]

Microsoft releases bunch of Holiday Goodies for your Windows desktop

The works of some of the finest photographers in the world have been brought right to your Windows desktops via some vibrant themes. These themes intend to bring color, serenity, and fun to your Windows desktop over the holiday season. [...]

Rainlendar Lite – A Customizable Calendar Application for Windows Desktop

Rainlendar Lite is a light-weight, yet highly customizable freeware calendar application. This application is platform independent so you can run it on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux too. The appearance can be customized with skins and you can make it look the way [...]

The simplest way to boot Windows 8 directly to Desktop … natively!

As much as people may like Windows 8, most just cannot get used to the idea of NOT seeing the desktop, once Windows 8 boots. We have been regularly sharing details and tips about Microsoft’s upcoming operating system, viz. Windows [...]

Boot directly into Windows 8 Desktop using Explorer script

While our Metro UI Tweaker allowed you to tweak Windows Developers Preview to boot directly on to the Desktop, disabling the Start Screen, it does not work in Windows 8 now. This is because Microsoft does not probably want users to [...]

Fix: Windows 7 Starter edition desktop wallpaper turns black

If you do not activate and register your Windows 7 Starter Edition in time you will find that your desktop background wallpaper turns to a black screen. This is done to to indicate the the copy of Windows 7 Starter [...]

Download Bing Desktop for Windows 7

Fans of the Bing home page images may be delighted to learn that Microsoft has just released a beta version of Bing Desktop – which will let you bring the Bing homepage to your Windows desktop. Display Bing home page [...]

Edit, customize or remove Windows 8 CP Watermark

Users of Windows 8 Consumer Preview must have noticed the Watermark on their Windows 8 CP Desktop. While it wont matter to most, some may not like to have it display on their desktops. Here’s a small tool using which [...]

IconRestorer: Save, Restore, Manage Your Desktop Icon Positions

If you are an application or a web developer or simply an untidy person, who has just too many icons on your messy desktop, this is one freeware you might want to check out. A study tells us that a [...]

Manage Multiple Windows on Windows 7 Desktop with WindowSlider

Often, while doing daily work we keep several windows opened so it becomes easier for us to switch between them easily, whenever required. This, however, is no easy task as keeping too many windows opened on screen distracts. Moreover, arranging [...]

Fix: Desktop does not refresh automatically in Windows 7 |8

The Desktop or Explorer window or folder will automatically refresh itself when you make a change to its contents. This could be creating a new shortcut, creating or saving a new file or folder in it, and so on. But [...]

What does Refresh Desktop or Refresh explorer window actually do?

I am sure that you must have noticed that when you right-click on your Windows desktop or inside an open explorer window, you see an option called Refresh in the context menu. The Refresh option has been there since you can remember! [...]

HP TouchSmart 520: Review, Tech Specs and Price

It’s holiday season and you must be confused between so many alternatives to choose as a gift for your family. HP and Microsoft have made it easy for you with their new All-In-One HP TouchSmart 520. With its HD capabilities [...]

Pokki: Add Start Menu, Web apps, Gadgets to Windows 8 desktop

Well, you can get a lot of desktop gadgets, and you should know the top desktop gadgets for your Windows PC. These are very useful, but what if you can get web apps as gadgets and that too as “taskbar [...]

Desktop Media automatically adds and removes shortcut to USB drive on Desktop

Wouldn’t it be useful and convenient, if you can add a shortcut to your USB drive on Windows Desktop so that you can easily and quickly open the drive? We have already covered Desk Drive on The Windows Club, which [...]

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The Windows Club covers Windows 8, Windows 7, tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware and more. It is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP.