The part of a graphical user interface upon which other elements like icons, windows, toolbars or widgets are placed. For questions about software that provides this interface (like Gnome or KDE), use the [desktop-environments] tag. For questions about non-portable personal computers, use the ...
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How can I have Windows 8 go to the desktop by default?
I've played around a smidge with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a VirtualBox VM and I think the improvements under the hood may be worth tolerating the Metro UI crap. I don't like that the entire ...
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How do I remove a MyBook's “WD SmartWare” virtual CD from my desktop?
I recently got a Western Digital MyBook external hard drive to enable Time Machine. It has its software installed on a "virtual CD" called "WD SmartWare" which shows up on the desktop any time the ...
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Organize desktop icons on Windows into categories or sections
I want to organize my Windows desktop icons by categories. Multimedia, system tools, editors, etc. I need to define rectangular areas of the desktop, then place the shortcut icons. They would stay ...
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Windows Split Desktop Utility
Is there such a thing? I don't want multiple separate desktops, what I'd like to be able to do is split my main desktop into two areas so that an application in one when maximized won't take up the ...
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Why do my shortcut icons get broken on Windows 7?
I have a strange problem. My icons seem to disappear randomly on my Windows 7. They were there a while back, now they ain't.
It happens often and quite randomly. Anyone know a fix?
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How do I reduce the desktop icon size in Windows 7?
How can I reduce the size of my desktop icons if the video resolution is already on the highest setting?
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Displaying wallpaper when desktop is locked in Windows 7
is it possible to lock the desktop in Windows 7 and have it continue to display your desktop wallpaper rather than the default Win7 locked-workstation screen?
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How could I find out the path to the current desktop image?
I have Windows 7 displaying random images every minute from all of my photo directories and every so often there is one I really want to see again.
How can I either always display on the screen the ...
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Windows 7 desktop does not automatically refresh
I am using Windows 7.
If I delete something from the desktop, then the icon remains there.
I have to hit F5 or right-click->Refresh to make the desktop refresh. After the refresh, the icon ...
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How to vertically split widescreen into two virtual workspaces on Ubuntu/Gnome?
My new laptop has a big 16:9 screen, and I'm finding it hard to fully utilize it during the 95% of the time that I'm not watching HD movies on it.
I'd like to set it up as a kind of virtual dual ...
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How do I get a quick launch bar in Windows 7?
The pin programs to the taskbar is nifty, but I miss my old quicklaunch bar.
How do I get a quick launch bar in Windows 7 like XP had ?
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Multiple PCs, one monitor
I need to be able to see the desktops of 4 separate PCs at the same time. Ideally I'd like to avoid using 4 monitors. A KVM won't do the trick because I need to see all 4 displays simultaneously. ...
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Is there a way to get a larger desktop than the screen?
Is there any freeware out there that will allow me to run the desktop that is larger than the resolution of the screen?
My situation:
Win XP, Dell Mini 10, iirc- Intel GMA950
I need to use a netbook ...
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Explorer (Desktop) Stops Refreshing
After using Windows 7 for a while (say, a few hours), Explorer always stops refreshing my desktop, and I have to close it and re-open it. E.g.: When I delete a file, it doesn't seem to go away even ...
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How to get my Desktop Icons back in Vista?
Hi
Yesterday I restart my laptop and all my desktop icons dissapear, however the Desktop folder is ok. I have done all the tricks I have found and nothing seems to work.
I have tried this
-Rclick on ...
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Can you change the location of the Desktop folder in Windows?
Right now the files on the desktop are located in C:\Users\Joseph\Desktop. So if I went to that folder in Windows Explorer and create a new text document, it would appear on my desktop.
WhatI need is ...
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What's the best Virtual Desktop Manager out there for Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Virtual desktop(alt+ctrl+1,2,3,4,…) like linux on windows 7
Features that are important to me:
Keyboard support
Fast.
Keyboard support
Clean
Keyboard ...
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Desktop items not always keeping position on boot
I use my desktop like a real desktop and keep a small number of items on it that I'm currently working on arranged in a manner that makes sense to me so I can find what I want.
Sometimes, after a ...
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Application to minic the “desktop slideshow” feature in Windows 7?
I've been using the Windows 7 RTM lately, and I love the new "desktop slideshow" feature that changes the desktop background at an interval. What's a good lightweight program that can mimic this ...
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Recover Windows Opening Off Screen?
Background: I have a three monitor setup, but sadly one of my monitors has died (control board is probably bad). I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with an ATI Radeon HD 5670 card.
The third ...
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How to get Windows XP to snap windows to desktop like Vista?
You can drag windows in Windows Vista to have them snap to the sides, and have the window only take up half the screen, etc. Is there software for XP that mimics this functionality?
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How to align all desktop items Right side? by default it always have at left side?
How to align all desktop items Right side? by default it always have at left side?
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How do I disable the fade out/fade in effect when unlocking a Windows 7 workstation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to remove the fade effect between login?
When I press Win+L, the “Locked” screen (with the password prompt) appears immediately. That’s nice, but not ...
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How can I remove the Dock in Mac OS X?
Does anyone know how to remove the Dock in Mac OS X?
I was also wondering if I could move that bar to the right side of the screen.
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How to reduce size of icons on ubuntu desktop
I want to reduce the size of icons on my ubuntu desktop/All the icons are too big and i am using just 12.1 inch laptop so its looks too horrible.
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1answer
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fbsetbg gives error whenever i startx
Whenever I startx, I get this error message from fbsetbg.
fbsetbg: Something went wrong while setting the wallpaper. Run 'display -geometry 1280x1024+0+0 -wn xterm to find out what.
This confuses ...
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Looking for an application that scrolls or pans netbook screens running Windows
I'm looking for a Windows 7 and XP compatible Windows desktop panning/scrolling tool.
This is to solve a problem where some applications for example MSN have settings/preference Windows that are not ...
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Icon? file on OS X desktop
When I ls my Desktop from terminal (by using ls ~/Dekstop), I see a file, Icon?. As far as I can tell, it's empty (nano Icon? shows nothing). It doesn't show up on my actual Desktop, and open Icon? ...
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Is there a “save desktop icon arrangement” option in windows?
I normally work on Windows with a 1600x1200 or similar large desktop screen and have my icons laid out just perfectly so.
Every now and then I need to hook up to a projector or do a WebEx at 1024x768 ...
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Active desktop for Windows 7 (Vista)?
Active desktop for Windows 7 (Vista)?
Does anyone know how to install it on Windows 7\Vista?
Has anyone seen analogs? Is there such thing for mac\Linux?
Has anyone just seen any browser which can ...
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How to change default desktop folder location on Windows Vista
Vista says now: "Desktop folder location is not available..."
Its default location appears to have changed. How do I change it back? It should be simple in theory, however I cannot find a simple ...
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How can I get to the recycle bin without the desktop icon in windows 7?
I hate having anything on my desktop. I usually remove all the icons from the desktop, even the recycle bin. Occasionally I need to access the recycle bin, but having to re-enable the icon just to ...
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windows 7 desktop icons: new icon placement
When moving/saving/etc a new file on the desktop, the icon appears second (just after "Computer"). I find it annoying, since I want my "special" icons to be first (such as the recycle bin, "Network", ...
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How can I create “My Computer” toolbar at the top of the Desktop in Windows 7?
In previous versions of Windows, I have been able to "drag and drop" the My Computer icon to the top or sides of the desktop and convert it into a toolbar. The toolbar could be set "always on top" or ...
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Is it possible to put Tiles on the windows 8 desktop?
I like the new tiles in the Windows 8 modern UI. Is there any way to put the live updating tiles on the start screen onto the desktop?
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Turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard popup forever
Every one in a while, I get a notification asking me if I want to remove unused icons from the Windows XP desktop.
How can I turn off this notification forever?
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What are the desktop.ini files for?
My desktop has two hidden .ini files:
desktop.ini (370 bytes):
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21799
[LocalizedFileNames]
Microsoft Office - 60 Day ...
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changing desktop background picture from stretch on Windows 7
I have a brand new Windows 7 laptop, I've changed the desktop background picture using the "personalization" item of the desktop right click menu.
Below the list that of images to choose there's a ...
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How to open a program on particular desktop?
When I start GUI program, it's window appears appears on currently active desktop (essentially, on random desktop).
How to make it to appear on the specified desktop? For example, at startup I want ...
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0answers
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection - Keyboard Locale
I use Microsoft Remote Desktop connection (mstsc) to connect to work computer from home computer. They both have different keyboard layouts, One at office computer is European key board with keys ...
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Organizing My Windows Desktop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Organize desktop icons on Windows
Short of dragging and dropping icons into "groups", what's the best way to organize the 40 Icons on my Windows XP desktop?
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Are there any multiple desktops software for Vista? (similar to what is included in GNOME and KDE)
In GNOME and KDE, (and from what I hear, OS X aswell), you have a feature called multiple desktops. It allows you to have multiple screens of apps running, without having the same number of monitors. ...
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Windows - Four-Finger Swipe for Spaces (Deskspaces)
Is there a way to add a shortcut while dragging four fingers on the keyboard?
With Elan Smart Pad, my computer can perform certain tasks by a slip of the fingers on the pad (mac style).
The problem ...
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Desktop Space reservation
This might be a bit of a stretch, but is there some software or method available to reserve desktop space, but allow certain programs to use it? Sort of like dividing the desktop so that maximizing a ...
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How do I rotate Windows 8 screen?
Most mobile devices like tablets or smartphones have an orientation sensor that signals the OS to rotate itself when the device is rotated.
But having installed Windows 8 on a desktop (or virtual ...
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Windows 7 and wallpaper folders
I try to change my desktop wallpaper and I cannot choose a different folder from the one I chose at first...
When I first installed W7 I changed the wallpaper by right-clicking in the desktop and ...
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How do I unmask a folder which was previously masked by a virtual folder called “Desktop”?
I tried to change my desktop folder from D:\test4 to D:\test5:
In the last step, I didn't move the files from D:\test4 to D:\test5.
So what happens is that in D:\, I have a total of 2 virtual ...
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Desktop not visible, doesn't show any icons in Kubuntu
I installed kubuntu few days back. By clicking blindly I lost my desktop - I mean it is working fine but there are no icons on the desktop and there is no task bar with list of programs.
How can I ...
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How do you show desktop in Windows 7?
In Windows XP, you get a 'Show Desktop' shortcut button in your task bar by default.
This does not appear in Windows 7. How do I add a shortcut button in Windows 7 to show the desktop and hide the ...
