If you prefer using the Desktop instead of the Metro Start Screen in Windows 8, you might be wishing you had a shortcut to the ‘Computer’ dialog sitting right on the Desktop. Well, you can. and it’s very easy to set up. Here’s how:
1 – Right-click on the Windows 8 Desktop.
2 – Click Personalize.
3 – Click Change desktop icons.
4 – Check the box beside Computer and click Apply.
5 – Click Ok.
There are icons for several other familiar Windows features there as well. Feel free to check or uncheck the boxes as desired.
Question from Freida G.:
In Windows 7 (and earlier versions of Windows) it was easy to see which programs were running and access all the active notification icons. All you had to do was glance at the Task Bar.
A while back a local business owner asked me if there is a way to move the ‘My Documents’ folder from its default location on the hard drive to a USB flash drive.
Like it or not, Windows 8/8.1 is here to stay until Windows 10 hits the market next year, so we might as well get used to it unless we’re willing to switch to 
. (#ad)