If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance menu to ...

Now that you’ve installed Windows 10 and mastered the basics of Microsoft’s new operating system, you’re going to want to start digging deeper into some of the customization options available—like ...

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Ed. note: If you do extensive reading on a computer screen you know how quickly stark black-on-white text can strain your eyes. One Lifehacker reader, tired of straining his eyes, changed the default ...