You can remove shortcuts from your desktop without deleting the important files they point to. Here's how to do it on a Mac ...

The quickest way to remove the search highlight icon is to disable it through the Windows Settings app. To do this, open the Settings app on your PC, select "Privacy & Security" from the left sidebar, ...

If you want to get rid of the Dashboard on your Mac running macOS Mojave or earlier, you can do so in System Preferences.