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Windows 10/11 desktop icons are so big, why, how to change this?


The solution is simple and easy to change the desktop icons size on Windows 11 and 10 for every Windows 10 or 11 user !




Very large or too small icons on windows desktop makes users nervous, frustrated and / or confused! 


The desktop icons Tips:
1.) ... Change the Desktop Symbols size on Windows 11 and 10!  
2.) ... Problems with Desktop Symbols size on Windows 10 and 11!


Hot Tip: ► ... save and restore the desktop icon positions ► ... customize desktop icon spacing for windows 10 

1.) Change the Desktop Symbols size on Windows 11 and 10!  

1. Please use the keyboard-shortcut Windows - Logo + D to see the Windows Desktop. 

2. Click on an empty space on the Windows desktop, right Mouse-Button. And select "View"!

3. And now you can change the Windows Desktop icon size:

Small icons: like Windows XP
Medium icons:   like Windows 7, 8.1
Large icons: visual impairment

(... see Image-1 Arrow-1 and 2)

See also:
► find Paint in Windows 10 / 11 ► Typing speed Windows 10 or 11 ► hidden files and folders ► create a PDF from Screenshot  

(Image-1) Change the desktop icons size in Windows 10!
Change the desktop icons size in Windows 10!
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This example for customize or changing the desktop icons / symbol size is suitable for: Windows 11, 10 Pro, Enterprise, Home, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows-Server 2019, 2016, 2012, Windows 7 Basic, Professional, Starter, Ultimate

2.) Problems with Desktop Symbols size on Windows 10 or Win 11!  

From Windows-10/11 creators update there many Problems whit Desktop Symbol size, before you upgrade create a backup of the Desktop Symbol Positions. Or rearrange the Desktop Symbols again.


See also: 
► ... Reset Windows 10/11 at update problem (restore action)!
► ... The update will be downloaded but no installation under Windows 11/10?
► ... Change Windows 10/11 update settings, quick fix!





Finally about the Desktop - Icon Size!

Even if the desktop icons are too big or too small, for whatever reason, you can change that pretty easily, as you can see above in Windows 10 shot screenshot, you can use this example as a general solution to make the desktop icons great or smaller is so Easily to apply this resowed problem tip on earlier and older versions of Microsoft's Windows operating systems, whether it's a native Windows desktop computer, or if the desktop icons size changes automatically on the tablet PC, Surface Pro / Go, even an administrator on the MS Server operating systems sometimes have problems with the desktop icon sizes.

It is a simple, yet effective example, and very useful, it has been tested on all MS-OS and successfully verified.

 



FAQ 30: Updated on: 10 September 2024 18:39 Windows
Windows-10

Windows 10/11 Mouse cursor and pointer moves very slow (fast), why?


The solution is simple to change the mouse cursor speed in MS Windows 10 and 11 to make it faster or slower The mose speed solution is also for MS Windows
Windows-10

How big is Windows 10, size on disk after install on an partition?


You can install Windows 10 on a 20 gigabytes partition, it depends on, how many other apps or programs you will install on the Windows 10 boot disk partition. 
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Remove search the web box from Windows 10 Taskbar (enable, disable)?


The solution is simple to remove search the web edit box from the Windows 10 Task-Bar e.g. enable, disable or customize Anyone who has turned off the search
Windows-10

Show My-Computer and Control Panel on Desktop in Windows 11 and 10?


The solution is simple to Show My-Computer and Control Panel on the Desktop in Windows 10, this example is also suitable for Windows 8.1 and seven
Windows-10

Windows 11 and 10 remove frequent folders from explorer (quick access)?


In Windows 10 or 11 you can disable frequently used folders in the quick access of MS Explorer, the solution for Windows 11 and 10 or MS Server 2019 is very
Windows-10

Windows 10 / 11 all apps folder (open, find, delete, cleen)?


The solution is not so simple to find and open all apps folder or delete APP folders in Windows 10 You need System access and admin privileges
Windows-10

How long does it take to install Windows 10 (download)?


After the Windows 10 download, of course i have measured the installation and download time for Windows 10 OS 1. The Installation-Time for Windows-10

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