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How to Easily Change the Windows Desktop Icons Size
Published 06 Sep 2009
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How to Easily Change the Windows Desktop Icons Size

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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. Get to your desktop and make sure you haven't selected any application(s) as active.

2. Hold Control (Name:  controlkey.png
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Size:  13.9 KB) 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 just go to the desktop and right click it selecting "View" and choosing one of the three options:
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That's it!
Hope I've helped, not everyone likes preset stuff, most people customize everything!
-DW96









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06 Sep 2009   #1
Orbital Shark

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
 
 

Nice tutorial, short & exactly to the point +rep man

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06 Sep 2009   #2
Antman

 

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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06 Sep 2009   #3
dw96

Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit]
Bulgaria/EU
 
 

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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29 Oct 2009   #4
A320

Win 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

I had NO CLUE and I thought I knew enough about Windows 7! Thanks for this one, exactly what I was looking for.
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01 Dec 2009   #5
AhmedCo

Win7 Ultimate 32bit
Iraq, Baghdad
 
 

Thanks very much dude..
These big icons kinda suck in Windows 7!
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14 Dec 2009   #6
dorkpixie

Windows Pro 7 64-bit
On Long Island in NY
 
 
Wonderful!!!

Thank you so much for the post. These huge icons were driving me mad!
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23 Dec 2009   #7
SteveF48

Windows 7
 
 

Brilliant, thanks
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09 Jan 2011   #8
David Eldred

Windows 7 home premium 32bit
 
 
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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15 Feb 2011   #9
thenodfather

Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Thank is great, I will try that thank you.
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