Situations when it is necessary to change the size of the icons on the desktop do not arise very often. But sometimes they can cause some difficulties. As a rule, the causes of a sharp change in the size of application shortcuts can be malfunctions of the device. One of them is an error in the operation of video card drivers. Also, the user himself may want to change the standard option for displaying program and file icons.
You can perform this operation in several ways, as follows.
Keyboard shortcut
The first way to reduce desktop icons:
- On the keyboard, hold down the Ctrl button. It does not matter, right or left.
- Further, without releasing it, scroll the mouse wheel. If you turn it back, you can reduce the icons on the desktop. How to make them bigger? Just start turning the wheel forward (away from you).
This method is often the cause of a sharp change in the size of application icons. Most often this happens when working with text editors or photo and video processing programs.
On the desktop
The following method is extremely simple and does not require special knowledge in working with a computer. It is implemented in this way:
- You need to minimize all applications running on the computer. To make the desktop completely free.
- Right-click in any unoccupied area of the screen (not on the shortcut). A small menu will appear.
- In the window that opens, select the tab called “View”.
- A new subsection opens, in which the first three lines will be referred to as:
- Large icons - sets the maximum size of application icons on the desktop.
- Regular icons - makes all the shortcuts on the computer a standard size.
- Small icons - reduces all application icons on the desktop.
Perhaps this is also the most obvious and simple answer to the question of how to reduce desktop icons. This algorithm can be applied not only on the home screen, but also in the office - with icons located in folders.
The following algorithm will be given for two generations of Windows OS: 7 and 10.
How to reduce desktop icons on Windows 7
To implement this method, you must follow this algorithm:
- Using the mouse, right-click to click anywhere on the screen.
- After the context menu appears, you must click on the line "Personalization" (located at the very bottom). A window with settings will open on the screen.
- As soon as the transition to the new menu is completed, open the "Window Color" section.
- After the transition, select the link “Advanced design options”.
- The “Color and Appearance of the Window” menu appears.
- In the functions to be changed, select the line “Icon”. In the field "Size" indicate the desired value. Here you can change the font
- Click on the “OK” or “Apply” keys.
Change the size of labels and items on Windows 10
The execution of this algorithm involves two ways. The first - through the "Control Panel", and the second - through the settings directly (for later versions).
First way
Most relevant for early releases of the latest OS. For this:
- Using the mouse, right-click on the shortcut to the Explorer program. A menu with various functions will pop up.
- In the list that opens, select the line “Control Panel”.
- In the window that appears, specify the way to display “Large Icons”.
- After changing the appearance of the list, find and select the “Screen” menu.
- Select the Resolution option and set the recommended diagonal.
Second way
It is carried out as follows:
- Activate the pop-up menu by selecting the Windows icon located at the bottom left of the screen.
- Find and select the Windows Settings icon. It looks like a gear.
- In the window that opens, select the very first section "System".
- After the transition, check the configured diagonal of the monitor in the “Resolution” line, as well as the size of all components of the displayed image in the very first line. Must be 100%.
It is important to note that the latter method affects not only the size of the icons, but also the size of all the components displayed on the screen. If incorrectly changed, some elements of the image may go out of sight and become inaccessible.
Therefore, it is recommended to use either a keyboard shortcut or a context menu.
This article outlines all the known ways to reduce desktop icons. Using any of them, you can customize all the elements of the screen as you like.