You can change folder icons in Windows 11 by right-clicking and selecting "Properties" and "Customize." Desktop icons like the Recycle Bin are changed in the Settings under Personalization and Themes.

If you are like me, the Aero themes under the Personalize menu in Windows 7 and Windows 10's minimalist design language are just not enough to give your PC a unique look. You want more than a new ...

Rainmeter and Windhawk are two popular Windows customization tools, each designed for a different purpose. While Rainmeter focuses solely on customizing the visual elements on your desktop, Windhawk ...

Over at Maximum PC, I (Adam) have written up a guide to customizing your Windows desktop, complete with my favorite tools for tweaking and streamlining Windows. Lifehacker readers are no strangers to ...

For most of us, occasionally switching up the desktop wallpaper is about as adventurous as we get when it comes to customizing the appearance of Windows. But there are in fact a multitude of ways to ...

Microsoft has added new features to Windows 10 Virtual Desktops that allow you to customize them to your liking. Windows 10 currently allows you to create virtual desktops that you can use to launch ...

Unlike macOS and other desktop platforms, Windows 10 lets you redesign the desktop with third-party tools that offer a wide range of customizations. From simply changing the accent color to installing ...

There is another company totally dedicated to keeping the Windows desktop cleaner and neater than its basic default tiled icon setup, and that's Stardock. The maker of ObjectDesktop has a number of ...