Increasing taskbar icon size in windows 7

digitaldeviant2

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I want to change the icon size in the windows 7 task bar from 32x32 px to 64x64 px.. is there a way to do this?

I was thinking maybe increasing the dpi of the task bar only?
 

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not the thumbnail, the actual icon on the taskbar..
 

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2.00 GB
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37 inch Vizio TV
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500 GB External Accomodata HDD
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Wireless Verbatim Keyboard and Mouse
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PC/Desktop
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Windows 10 Home x64
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INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
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ASUS P7P55D
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HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
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EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
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LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
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1920 x 1080
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Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
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ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
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the only way i know of changes the red , close window and maximize minimize buttons


If you want to change the size of the taskbar icons themselves and make the taskbar smaller it is the same option as changing the red x for closing windows size, in win 7. thats control panel>personalization>window color>advanced or something like that(my themes are turned off the selection changes) or start(windows circle)>run > C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,Advanced,@Advanced
use: Caption Buttons , default-cutoff is 18 for normal size at 17 all the icons become tiny


im not sure of the default but 18 looks correct.


changing things in that properties dialog window will make windows 7 never look the same again so PLEASE use EXTREME CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION those settings can really do a job on windows, need a reboot afterward, dont do with more than 1 or 2 windows open etc...


its definate pen and paper material before changing anything write down what you change, dont use the apply button only use cancel or ok so you can revert back by cancel, the apply button is certain death.
 

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