How do increase toolbar icon size in Windows Explorer?

LowFlier · 01 Dec 2011

I did search. I apologize if this has been asked a thousand times already.

How can I use large icons in the Windows Explorer toolbar? Specifically, the "Change your view" icon that lets you choose from icons, details, list, tiles, etc.

My hand is not that steady and I spend half my time trying to hit this button and missing. In XP I could just right-click on the toolbar, select Customize, and select Large Icons at the bottom of the dialog. This feature (like many other customization features in Win7) appears to be hidden or missing. Have I missed something obvious here?

StalkeR · 01 Dec 2011

Seavixen32, I think that he was asking about Windows Explorer.

Try with Change View button and select Large/Extra Large Icons...

seavixen32 · 01 Dec 2011

Thanks, I noticed it too late so I've deleted my comment.

This article may be of some use.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr.../aa511500.aspx

LowFlier · 01 Dec 2011

Thank you for the help, but it is the toolbar icons I want to make bigger, not the file object icons. Maybe this will help clarify my dilemma:

I don't have steady hands. Is there perhaps an Accessibility setting for this?

Thank you for your assistance.

StalkeR · 01 Dec 2011

Uh... I don't know that. I was searching through the registry but don't find nothing...
Maybe some other member knows that. Be here, I'll call for assistance. :)

karlsnooks · 01 Dec 2011

Ask him to right-click in an empy space, and he will get following.

I don't know if this will help him.

Arc · 02 Dec 2011

I guess there is no known way to do it till date

I might be wrong ... but I have never seen a way. There are some resources in windows which are of fixed size, it may be like this .

boohbah · 02 Dec 2011

wait for bongo, he'll know if its possible.

Bongo · 02 Dec 2011

I just tried messing with the aero.msstyle and I could make the image bigger but the button still acts the same, it must be coded somewhere but I don't know where like what Arc said I don't think it's possible.
He may want to try what karlsnooks has posted.
Sorry I could not have been of more help.
Jerry

Arc · 02 Dec 2011

Bongo said:

I just tried messing with the aero.msstyle and I could make the image bigger but the button still acts the same, it must be coded somewhere but I don't know where like what Arc said I don't think it's possible.
He may want to try what karlsnooks has posted.
Sorry I could not have been of more help.
Jerry

Yes Jerry. The same thing that was happened with the notification area icons :)

BTW, is it possible to make the folder thumbnail preview flat, plain, not like the default angular preview ?