Here is how to show or hide the file icon overlay on thumbnails in Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers. You can enable or disable file icons on thumbnails in Windows ...

Microsoft is currently rolling out a simplified look to Windows 10, which includes slowly updating all the icons we regularly double-click. The latest selection to receive a makeover are the system ...

In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, it may happen that File Explorer does not display the offline file icons correctly. You can identify an offline file by the overlay that shows an “x” character ...

Microsoft has updated the icons used in File Explorer to be the new Fluent icons, and while they look great, there is a tradeoff between design and functionality. Microsoft announced last year that ...

The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build brings a change that sounds boring, but actually looks rather striking. File Explorer is getting new icons. Rather than a set of yellow folders with small ...

The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build includes the latest batch of redesigned folders for the platform. Microsoft released new icons for its Office suite reflecting its move to the cloud in 2019 ...

Reader Barry is running Windows 7 Professional. Out of the blue, his system started displaying generic icons for various files and folders. Thankfully, he was kind enough to include a screenshot, ...

Windows 11 still has ancient icons buried deep within They're languishing in obscure system files A Microsoft blog post highlighted a collection from the Windows 95 era in a DLL file If you thought ...

Your taskbar icons are trying to tell you something. Here’s what the most common ones—and their variations—really mean.

Windows 10 may be essentially an ex-operating system, but that doesn't mean Microsoft has relinquished its appetite for really ancient code. For proof, look no further than the icons contained within ...

Backing up your documents and other files in Windows is always advisable in case the originals ever get lost or corrupted. That's especially true for files that are important, sensitive, or ...