I turned my cluttered desktop into a hidden taskbar menu, and now I can't go back.

The Windows desktop is iconic. Some of the backgrounds, the green rolling hills featured in Windows XP, have even become a bit of a meme. However, I do one thing very differently: I have completely ...

The idea that desktop clutter can affect your PC's performance has been floating around for a long time, and like some of the most common hard drive myths you might have heard, it seems logical.

A digital render of multiple PC folders over a blue background. - Flowerfield/Getty Images The idea that desktop clutter can affect your PC's performance has been floating around for a long time, and ...