Windows 10: Cannot change Windows 10 desktop icon spacing.

Discus and support Cannot change Windows 10 desktop icon spacing. in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; The tried and true method that worked for Vista and 7 does not seem to work with my Windows 10…using regedit then changing HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by mb300e, Aug 4, 2015.

  1. MB300E
    mb300e Win User

    Cannot change Windows 10 desktop icon spacing.


    The tried and true method that worked for Vista and 7 does not seem to work with my Windows 10…using regedit then changing HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics values for IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing which must be between -480 and -2750.

    I have changed the values from one end of the scale to the other with no observable difference. I have logged out and back in again and did a refresh. Also did a restart and that made no difference either.

    I do know how to make them smaller using the Ctrl + Mouse Wheel but that is not what I want.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have searched online and here but cannot find a solution other than the registry edit that I have tried.

    Peter B. *Sad

    :)
     
    mb300e, Aug 4, 2015
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  2. BOBBYMCDONELL
    BobbyMcDonell Win User

    Desktop icon spacing in Windows 10

    Can the horizontal and vertical spacing for desktop icons be changed in windows 10?
     
    BobbyMcDonell, Aug 4, 2015
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  3. SUMIT DHIMAN2
    Sumit Dhiman2 Win User
    Sumit Dhiman2, Aug 4, 2015
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  4. MB300E
    mb300e Win User

    Cannot change Windows 10 desktop icon spacing.

    I am now running WIndows 10 Pro and the above registry change works OK on the new release of the op sys.
     
    mb300e, Apr 8, 2016
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  5. ANDRETEN
    AndreTen Win User
    Thanks for letting us know!
     
    AndreTen, Apr 5, 2018
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