In this guide, we show you how to bring back the traditional Windows desktop icons to Windows 10, for quicker access to user files, network, Control Panel, and more.

Microsoft is updating the look of the Windows 10 File Explorer to make it more modern. ... Finally gone are the old Windows 10 icons, which are largely leftovers from Windows 8.1.

To open the old File Explorer, all you have to do is go to your PC’s Control Panel and then switch to System and Security. There, select Windows Tools , which will automatically display the ...

Microsoft is finally ditching the old Windows 95-era icons you often find in Windows 10. It’s part of a visual overhaul to Windows planned for later this year.

Microsoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it’s not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting under the switch plates and sanding the molding.

If you insist on making Windows 10 act more like Windows XP, you will have to create a shortcut for the File Explorer app, which is located in the Windows file folder. Note: You can’t modify the ...

Creating custom Windows 11 desktop icons is quite straightforward, and changing your shortcuts can make your desktop experience feel more personal. The good news is it’s fairly easy to create ...

But Windows 11 giveth and Windows 11 taketh away. The new preview is also removing several power-user-oriented settings away from the File Explorer's Folder Options menu, most of which have been ...

Microsoft is giving the File Explorer inside Windows 10 a visual overhaul with new icons. The software giant has started rolling out a test build of Windows 10 that includes changes to the system ...

Note, there is no icon granting access to the Windows Control Panel. Figure A Notice the Quick Access view of File Explorer does not have the icon to grant access to the Windows Control Panel.