Windows 10: All my desktop icons have gone very large. How do I resize them

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  1. All my desktop icons have gone very large. How do I resize them


    For some reason all my desktop icons have gone very large and mover into rows on the desktop. How do I resize them

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    RobertD'Arcy, Jun 6, 2020
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  2. S WMARR Win User

    Windows 10 desktop Icon resizing?

    I found out how to resize desktop icons, see below ,

    To change the desktop icons take the steps below:

    · Right click on an empty area of the desktop

    · Select ‘View’



    From here we will have three options:

    · Large Icons

    · Medium Icons

    · Classic Icons



    When you select the options listed above the icons will change based on the size selected.
     
    S WMARR, Jun 6, 2020
    #2
  3. resize desktop icons

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and your interest in Windows 10.

    Method 1:

    To change the desktop icons take the steps below:

    · Right click on an empty area of the desktop

    · Select ‘View’

    From here we will have three options:

    · Large Icons

    · Medium Icons

    · Classic Icons

    Method 2:

    To resize the icons on Windows 10 follow the instructions provided below and check if it helps.

    • Press Windows logo key + I key.
    • Click on System.
    • In Display tab, increase the percentage or bar under change the size of text, apps and other items.
    • Click on Apply button.
    Keep us posted with the status of the issue.
     
    Akheel Ahmed, Jun 6, 2020
    #3
  4. S WMARR Win User

    All my desktop icons have gone very large. How do I resize them

    resize my desktop icons, in windows 10

    To change the desktop icons take the steps below:

    · Right click on an empty area of the desktop

    · Select ‘View’

    From here we will have three options:

    · Large Icons

    · Medium Icons

    · Classic Icons

    When you select the options listed above the icons will change based on the size selected.
     
    S WMARR, Jun 6, 2020
    #4
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