One of the desktop icons that appear after Windows is installed is the Recycle Bin. Here’s what you need to know about it. Microsoft programmers were no doubt thinking about the Apple Mac operating ...

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The Tech-Recipes tutorial blog writes up a quick guide on docking the Recycle Bin icon as a separate item on the Windows 7 taskbar, instead of underneath Windows Explorer. Following the guide is ...

If you're a fan of having a completely empty desktop but want to keep the functionality of Windows 7's recycle bin, the TechSpot blog details how to get a Recycle Bin icon on your taskbar that accepts ...

In Windows, the Recycle Bin behaves much as a temporary storage area for files that have been deleted in a file manager. Windows 11/10 makes it very easy to change the name of the Recycle Bin. All you ...

Q: When I installed Windows 10 to replace the older system, I lost the desktop Recycle Bin. I have gone through steps to show the bin icon, but I was not successful. Do you have any additional advice?

Audie Cornish talks with Austin Carr, design and technology writer at Fast Company, about Apple's use of skeuomorphic design. It's when an object retains the look of something old and familiar like ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Windows fans have complained about Microsoft’s use of iconography for years.

Q. After I used a disc supplied by the manufacturer of my computer to correct a problem, I no longer have the Recycle Bin icon on my desktop. I have tried to locate it but have had no success. Sidney ...