{"id":4873,"date":"2016-04-13T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hellotech.com\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:03:53","slug":"organize-windows-7-8-10-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/organize-windows-7-8-10-desktop","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize the Windows 7, 8 and 10 Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"c1\">Is your desktop overcrowded with too many icons? That&#8217;s counterproductive and impractical. Icons overlap each other, and you waste time finding the right shortcut in a cluttered desktop. And if you&#8217;re into aesthetics, having so many icons beats the purpose of a beautiful background. Don&#8217;t leave your desktop out of control\u2014clean it up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delete-the-unnecessary-shortcuts-and-move-the-files\">Delete the unnecessary shortcuts and move the files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">Let&#8217;s cut to the chase and deal with the shortcuts. These are your nifty little icons that let you launch or open your files and programs without going to their actual directory in your computer. You probably use maybe two or three applications, such as your browser and word processor, on a frequent basis. Keep their shortcuts on the desktop while deleting the rest. Don&#8217;t worry; deleting shortcuts won&#8217;t uninstall the programs at which they point. If you ever need to run these other programs, you can easily do so via the Start menu. You can always create those shortcuts again&nbsp;if need be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">It&#8217;s understandable that you may want to leave files on the desktop. It&#8217;s a convenient temporary storage that way. But in the long run, you should move your files to a more appropriate location. Move your business reports to the Documents folder, your beach outing snapshots in the Pictures folder, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arrange-resize-and-group-desktop-items\">Arrange, resize and group desktop items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">Now that you&#8217;ve cleared some of the clutter at this point, you need to organize the remaining stuff. Right-click an empty area, select <span class=\"c5\">View <\/span>and enable these two options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><em><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Auto arrange icons<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>\u2013 as the name suggests, this automatically arranges your icons in columns, starting at the left portion of the desktop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><em><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Align icons to grid<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>\u2013 arranges the icons in a grid pattern to prevent icons from overlapping<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">The View menu also lets you change the size of the icons, which you can also do by rolling the mouse wheel while holding down the Ctrl key. Below the View menu is the <span class=\"c5\">Sort by<\/span>, which rearranges the desktop items according to name, size, item type and date modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">For better organization, you should place desktop items into folders to separate them according to function. Alternately, you can use third-party applications like <span class=\"c7\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.stardock.com\/products\/fences\/&amp;sa=D&amp;usg=AFQjCNENotoIbWcAFz8utyBZTvtaztwSHQ\">Fences<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;or the Stacks Docklet add-on for <span class=\"c7\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/rocketdock.com\/&amp;sa=D&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4_GK-rdTws6blbQAzfJuaBPoBgg\">RocketDock<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;to segregate items into different sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-choose-a-better-background\">Choose a better background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">Finally, you should use a background picture that encourages productivity. Pictures that aren&#8217;t provoking and have no distracting elements are recommended choices. Even the dominant color in the desktop background matters, according to <span class=\"c7\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/02\/06\/science\/06color.html?_r%3D0&amp;sa=D&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRtvYXOjfKCIXjJw81lwQExY0wvA\">a study published in the Science journal<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your desktop overcrowded with too many icons? That&#8217;s counterproductive and impractical. Icons overlap each other, and you waste time finding the right shortcut in a cluttered desktop. And if you&#8217;re into aesthetics, having so many icons beats the purpose of a beautiful background. Don&#8217;t leave your desktop out of control\u2014clean it up! Delete the unnecessary shortcuts and move the files Let&#8217;s cut to the chase and deal with the shortcuts. 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