Shortcuts are a convenient solution for quick access to folders you use frequently, but if you've gone overboard or installed a lot of new programs recently, your desktop can quickly become cluttered.

Q: I have many icons on my desktop. Some have a little white box in the lower left hand corner and in this box is a black curved arrow pointing to the upper right hand corner. What are these little ...

To remove shortcuts from your computer's desktop, just right-click on them and select "Delete" or "Move to Trash." You can also use the Delete key on your keyboard, or drag the shortcuts to the trash.

If you run your own business, you need to save time whenever you can. You can create Internet shortcuts on your desktop to easily find resources on the World Wide Web ...

A reader by the name of Peace8 asks this question: How do I put a shortcut on the desktop so I don’t have to continually type in the name of frequently visited sites? I hope you’re not saying that ...

A year ago, when I turned on my Vista machine for the first time, it didn’t take long to realize that unless I mastered keyboard and desktop shortcuts I would be wasting a lot of computing time ...

Tom Shea administers a PC with several users. Some of the shortcuts on his desktop also show up on other people’s desktops. He wants to control when that happens. Desktop sharing and privacy is ...