Well, the desktop is made up of Icons, which are short-cuts to programs. So nearly every item is an Icon.
Nearly every item on the windows vista desktop is considered a object. Objects found on the desktops can be short cuts for programs folders an icons representing background programs running.
A shortcut? A file? Is this a trick question?
Most of them are. Of course you can put an executable file on the desktop, but the operating system does not that. It creates shortcuts.
Windows is usually configured by default to clean your desktop of unused and rarely used icons every 60 days. You can change this setting by Right-Clicking your desktop, then click properties, select Desktop tab, then select the button Customise Desktop. Here you need to untick the box that says Run Desktop Cleanup every 60 days.
In Windows, the F1 key is the default help key for nearly every application and the Windows help centre.
You could go to properties and do it from there to make life easier
Yes
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. first of all Dos does NOT have a desktop environment. its all a terminal. it requires commands to do everything. windows 98 has a desktop environment its wayyyyyyyyyyyy easier to use. runs more things. and is generally better. in every way.
No
Hoary bats live in Hawaii. They can be found on nearly every island there, although they are considered secretive creatures.
actually it was the cat , they considered them sacred and nearly every home had one
vMEye runs on the Windows phone. If you are looking for something on the Windows Desktop OS, however, you could use the open source iSpy. iSpy includes Remote Monitoring and controling of cameras in every room in your house. The app is available for Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP as well as Android OS.