The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

One of the oldest and most used features on Windows is the ability to create shortcuts to files and programs stored on your PC. Creating a shortcut is not the same thing as moving the program or file ...

If the multiple clicks it takes to get to the Shutdown button on your Windows 8 desktop is a few too many, there is a way to add a button that lets you shutdown your device in one click. You can ...