For Windows (2000 mostly, but might end up on some 98 machines as well), I'm wondering if it is possible to create an Internet Shortcut file, assign it a custom icon and then distribute it and have ...

Q: I don’t know how, but my files suddenly lost their Microsoft icons and now display an Internet Explorer logo. When I try to open the files, I get a window that says, “View downloads — Internet ...

OK I have searched through the forums to find a solution but have been unable to come up with any answers. This is my dilemma:<P>I am creating an installation interface for an old DOS program, which ...

What do you think about the default icons on Windows 11/10? Well, they look great, but with time they appear boring. You would have tried to cut the boredom by customizing your device by changing the ...

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 ...

You can create a shortcut in Windows 10 to access a file or program from the desktop, or another folder. Shortcuts are usually created automatically when you install ...

Update: Thanks to MacStories reader Thomas, I was able to remove the need to upload image assets to Dropbox. The shortcut is now much faster to run (takes about 5 seconds instead of 20) and doesn’t ...

If you'd like to have empty space in between some of the icon sets on your Windows 7 taskbar to keep things organized and separated, this simple hack will get the job done. Lifehacker reader ...

Not just cleaner but easier too ...