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    Desktop Icons - Custom Size

    Desktop Icons - Custom Size

    How to Change Desktop Icons Size in Windows
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    How to Change Desktop Icons Size in Windows

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    For those who have always wondered if you can get custom size icons on your desktop just like in your folders, there is a way! This will show you a quick and simple way to make the desktop icons smaller or larger than usual in Windows.





    OPTION ONE

    Change to Custom Size

    1. While on your desktop, make sure you haven't selected any application(s) as active.

    2. Press and hold the Control (Desktop Icons - Custom Size-controlkey.png) key, and move your mouse scroll wheel (Desktop Icons - Custom Size-scroller.png) forward and backward to change the size. Moving the scroll button forward will make icons bigger, and moving it back will make icons smaller. Adjust the icons to your preference.



    OPTION TWO

    Change to Original Size

    If at any time you wish to restore the icons to one of the three preset defaults, then right click or press and hold on your desktop, click/tap on View and on one of the three options:
    Desktop Icons - Custom Size-presets.png
    That's it!
    Hope I've helped, not everyone likes preset stuff, most people customize everything!
    -DW96










  1. Posts : 6,305
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Nice tutorial, short & exactly to the point +rep man
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  2. Posts : 4,573
       #2

    The same trick, CTRL+scroll, works in so many places.

    Try it in Outlook and other email apps to increase/reduce font size.
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  3. Posts : 367
    Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit]
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Wow, thanks to all of you guys! I had no Idea something such as this simple trick would get me so much rep! I will continue making useful tips tutorials whenever I can, but now I'm busy, I have to get ready for school. I'll be 7th grade and I really need to do good on my exams this year. If I get into a good school I get a new monitor BTW so as much as I'd love to continue in the seven-forums, after 15th of September my visits will be as long as 25 minutes a day... Really sorry...
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  4. Posts : 353
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    I had NO CLUE and I thought I knew enough about win7! Thanks for this one, exactly what I was looking for.
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  5. Posts : 20
    Win7 Ultimate 32bit
       #5

    Thanks very much dude..
    These big icons kinda suck in win7!
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  6. Posts : 34
    Windows Pro 7 64-bit
       #6

    Wonderful!!!


    Thank you so much for the post. These huge icons were driving me mad!
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  7. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
       #7

    Brilliant, thanks
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  8. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 home premium 32bit
       #8

    adjusting icons


    thanks very much! i now realize that i had hit control and mouse scroll which is why my icons suddenly got so large. super help! a frustrating hour or more trying to find solutions in online manuals... So glad that there is a Seven Forum.

    again... many thanks

    david
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  9. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #9

    Thank is great, I will try that thank you.
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