Windows 10: Change Icons Text Size in Windows 10

There is always an issue with any complex software - "How much bloat is acceptable?" it could be that something we as a user find indispensable, but if it's only used by a tiny percentage of the total user base, will be removed from the front end of the system to make it cleaner for the vast majority.

I have often used the adage when discussing applications like Word, "a normal user will access around 20% of Word's features" but also "each user will likely use a different 20%"

From a developer's Point of View it's always going to be a difficult decision, but if telemetry and direct feedback show that an option is hardly ever used then it makes sense to remove the option, (at least Microsoft will usually provide a more complex "deeper" access to the same option),

An example of this .... Microsoft Fax is still included in Windows 10 - when was the last time you used a fax machine - for me It was probably back in Vista days - I could have opted for a Multifunction Printer device that included a Fax machine earlier this year when replacing my existing one - I did not bother as it would not serve any purpose, if someone has a need to receive information from me by Fax I can email a service and cover it that way, so as long as the option is still possible I'm covered ( Microsoft Fax does not cover me because I have not had a fax Modem in any system for many many years *Wink )

 

Aaaaah!!!!



When I only had my one 1080p screen, all the text reg files worked great.
11 bold and 10 bold

Now I just applied them, while I have a mixed dual monitor set up(1080 & 4K), and the result is this:



I'm running DISM & SFC right now and hoping to revert it all back:




Oh gawd! look at the menu bar and title bar

 

It didn't work*cry*cry*cry

I'll try the default reg files, and hope I can read something at all after.
Shawn, maybe a warning to mixed monitor set up users???
In big red letters*092

Nooooo!*cry*cry*cry*cry

 

My menus too:

 

Bless Shane at Tweaking(.)com!!!

I almost forgot I have his Registry Backup tool installed(I haven't needed it in a few years, but install it after any clean install, set to update on Saturday's)*Smile





I'm back to normal again!

 

Cliff,

Did you try different sizes to see if one would look better?

If you like, creating a system restore before making changes like this will allow you to quickly undo them without the need for 3rd party software.

 

Yep, tried different ones and got worse, but now it's already fixed.
I stopped trying to use system restore back in the Win7 days, it never worked right for me, I just use Shane's Registry Backup, takes one second(when using an SSD) and a restart.

 

Some inconsistencies like this may be why Microsoft decided to remove these settings.

 

Sounds about right to me.
Microsoft has had some problems implementing 4K, and having mixed monitor just makes things worse.

I had to uninstall Clover(Chromium based tabbed browsing add-on for File Explore) on this PC, because of mixed font sizes.
the address bar and Details Pane fonts were huge, while the icon text was normal, not matter which monitor I place FE on.

 

I know it's probably beating a dead horse, and I've probably asked this at least 10K times......

I can manipulate just about everything font/size wise on Windows except this. Drives me nuts and makes my eyes water! *Smile Is there a trick, anywhere, to get the Taskmanager to be readable like all the rest? Is there hope?

 

Hello Dick,

Other than changing the DPI scaling level to make everything larger, I'm not sure. *Sad

 

Already at 150%. Afraid to go any higher *Smile. Can't prove it, but I don't think MS wrote Task Manager.....think it's sub-ed. Same for Reg Edit. If they can put the font/size option there......well........

 

Totally outside the Box ...

There's always Process Monitor as a replacement for Task Manager Does most/all of what task manager does and does it better and has full font select options, and other customisation - And it's a Microsoft Product - Part of Sysinternals

 

That is good, use it to trap things. Process Explorer is my other go-to.

 

Or you could try the Windows 7 version, from over at Winaero: How to restore the good old Task Manager in Windows 8