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 ...

Over the years, Microsoft Windows has offered customization elements we loved. Some of the bits we loved aren't available anymore: desktop widgets in Windows Vista and the Windows Aero theme that may ...

As a long-time Linux user for a reasonably long stint back in the day, there are some Linux features that I miss having moved to macOS a few years back. One such is the lack of a better window tiling ...

The Desktop Window Manager (DWM) is a crucial component of the Windows operating system, responsible for managing visual effects and rendering the user interface. It typically consumes minimal ...