Do you miss the good old days of Windows? You can bring some of that spirit back using the old-school icons of your choosing.

While we all love to keep icons and files on the Desktop for quick access, it results in too much clutter. As Windows changed, you could hide desktop icons, so everything looked cleaner. That said, ...

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When you install Windows 7 and Windows 8 you will find that your desktop has only the Recycle Bin icon and any other icons enabled by your computer manufacturer. If you wish to add other icons such as ...