Windows 10: Giant sized icon on drag and drop (abnormal size)

So I went to drag and drop a file today and noticed the transparent icon was much bigger than I remembered it. I haven't changed any settings recently so I did some searching and found no answers online. The only thing I found were people saying this large icon was normal. I checked on my other pc, which is running the same version of windows 10, and found that it was still the normal sized icon. I'll attach images showing both sizes. Does anyone know what causes this or if a solution has been found yet?


Normal size (5 rows in height):




Abnormal size (10 rows in height, +massive text)



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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.

 

Elephant size drag and drop 'icon'/image

Hi gang -

Is there a fix to get rid of this super size drag and drop icon/image ?

(which I believe started in Win8 ? Or have I forgotten about a fix I may have used five years ago when starting on Win7 ? )

Is there no nuance left in Windows ? It's making life difficult, and I really have a hard time understanding

how this monster is considered useful, or in any way necessary .



While I'm grousing on about this... I also reckon the bulky tool bar, or whatever the new term, is also awkward.

Particularly the loss of the slider to change between details, list, and icon size.

EDIT: I just noticed that when I go to select an image to add to the post the old slider is available.

Now if I could just get 'File Explorer' and the shortcuts I've pinned to it to do the same....

Thanks in advance -

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drag & drop icon

in Windows 10, can I turn the drag & drop icon off, it is too big and makes it difficult to see where I'm dropping the file (the font/icon size is already at the smallest setting) It's already caused several 'misdrops'