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  1. My desktop icons are now 2-3 times larger. How do I restore them to their prior size?...


    "Desktop Icons" under the "Theme" setting in settings is no help, also "Display" does not address this.

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    StuartShim, Jun 3, 2020
    #1

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    Hello,

    It's possible that your icons are set to display in a larger size. To isolate the issue, we'd like to ask a few questions:

    • Were there any changes made to your computer prior to this issue?
    • Are other desktop icons being displayed in a larger size as well?

    Meanwhile, we suggest that you adjust your icons' size. To do that, you can follow the steps below:

    • Right-click on any are on your desktop.
    • Select View.
    • Select either Medium icons or Small icons.

    Update us if the information above addressed your concern.
     
    Angela Pun, Jun 3, 2020
    #2
  3. How can I set the default size for icons on the Start screen to small?

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will assist you with this.

    I suggest you to follow the steps to change the size of the icons.

    1. Right click on "Desktop".

    2. Select "View".

    3. Customize accordingly.

    Also you can Press and hold CTRL key and scroll the mouse wheel to adjust the size of the desktop icons.

    Also to change the size of the texts and text size of the desktop icons and see if it helps:


    • Type Make Text and other items larger or smaller in the Search Bar.

    • Select Make Text and other items larger or smaller.

    • Under Change size of items select Set a Custom scaling level
      option and try to change the size of the text.

    • You can also change the size of text for specific item in
      change text size only option.

    • After selecting the Size press Apply
      which will ask you to log off and log in again for the changes to take effect.

    Hope this helps.

    Please get back to us with the updated status and we will be glad to help you further.
     
    Deepak_Krishnan R, Jun 3, 2020
    #3
  4. Riel Alc Win User

    My desktop icons are now 2-3 times larger. How do I restore them to their prior size?...

    Desktop icons change size on every reboot

    Hi John,

    For better assistance, we'd like to ask the following:

    • When did you start experiencing the issue?
    • Were there any changes made to your computer prior to this issue?

    We're looking forward to your reply
     
    Riel Alc, Jun 3, 2020
    #4
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