Windows 10: Windows 10 Displaying Smaller Sized Icons Despite Source Being 256x256

Hi there,

I like having big, detailed icons in my games folders however, Windows 10 has decided that such a luxury is absolutely not allowed. Despite the fact that I download only icons that are 256x256 or above, Windows 10 loves to RANDOMLY change icons to display the smaller version (see attached image). I have tried clearing the thumbnail cache but that only forces me to redo half of my icons because guess what? Windows 10 got mad that I was trying to escape its stupidity and reverted them to their smaller size. Sometimes I close the folder, open it, close it, and open it again to find that they decided to change in the mere seconds since I last looked in the folder. This is frustrating me to the point of anger. What is the OS doing that keeps changing my icons?

Thanks!

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Font and Icon size

Hi Vickie,

It's possible that some settings were accidentally changed, affecting your icons and font size. We'd like to learn more about your concern so that we could provide the proper resolution. We just have a few questions for you:

• Which build version of Windows 10 is on your computer? To check, click
  Start, type winver, and press Enter. For example, 14393.1066.
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

As initial recommendation, we suggest following these steps to change the icon size:

• Right-click on an empty space on your desktop.
• Select View.
• Choose Medium icons or Small icons, whichever you prefer more.
  

Additionally, you can change the display size of texts and other items by following these steps:

• Right-click on an empty space on your desktop.
• Click Display settings.
• Under Change the size of text, apps, and other items, drag the slider over to 100%.
  
• If the slider is already on 100%, click Advanced display settings.
• Under Resolution, choose the Recommended option from the drop-down choices.

We'll wait for your response to our questions and the results of the initial troubleshooting.

 

change desk icon size in windows 10

Hi Beth,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern regarding the issue that you are facing.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

• Go to system tray and click on all settings
• Select system, click on display
• Go to the right side of the Display segment and use the slider to
  change the size of text, apps and other items on your Windows 10

To resize the desktop icons, select all the icons on the desktop (or only the ones you want to resize), hold down the Control key and rotate the mouse wheel. All of the selected icons will resize.



Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

Thanks and Regards

 

how to change size of folders on my Pc


To set the size, follow these steps:

• Right-click the Start button and choose the Properties command.
• Click the Taskbar tab in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box.
• To use smaller icons, place a check mark by the item Use Small Icons. ...
• Click OK.