Windows 10: Icons don't display at their proper scales?

So you know the file/program icons on the taskbar, desktop, start menu, or in the file explorer? Ever noticed they don't always display properly? What I mean is, an .ico file contains multiple images at different resolutions so that the icon can be displayed at any scale and be pixel-perfect. But windows picks the wrong sizes and then shrinks/scales them.


For example, on my 1920x1080 monitor, the taskbar icons are 24 pixels, but it picks the 32 pixel image from the icon file and then shrinks it, making it blurry.


So far, the taskbar was the only place that icons displayed improperly, but now that I have a 4K monitor with display scale 200% to compensate everywhere BUT the taskbar displays wrongly.


In file explorer, when I set the view to large icons, they display at 192 pixels, but it uses the 256 image in the icon file and shrinks it. If I set it to details view, it displays at 32 pixels but shrinks the 48 image even though there's a 32 image within the icon file. Why does it pick the wrong size when the right size is readily available?


Hell I've tried making my own .ico files that contain only 1 resolution, and it will still display blurry.


Like with my first example, I made an icon that only supported 24 pixels, and put it on the taskbar, but it displays it blurry. As if it stretches it to 32 then shrinks it, since there's no 32 for it to grab. But why does it need to shrink 32 to 24 if 24 is available?


This is just a fundamental issue with windows and it's frankly embarrassing. I've seen an identical post to this a few times on this site and on reddit, sometimes dating back to 2015. What the hell? I want to ask how do I fix this but I get the feeling you can't. But just in case I'm coming here to ask.

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GPU-Z Program Icon Submission

Suggestion to have an option to change Notification Area icon this way too.
Suggestion to finally have proper separate Options window like most (all?) Windows programs do.

 

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.

 

store and photos app isnt showing proper icons

Hello Aditya,

As you are facing issues with accessing Photos app on your device with icons not displayed properly, we will help you with this issue.

Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to check if there is any update for Photos app from Windows Store. If found, try to update the app and check if it helps.

Open Windows Store, search for Photos app, check if you are able to find Update option.

Step 2: I suggest you to run the
Windows Store Apps troubleshooter as it troubleshoots problems that may prevent Windows Store Apps from working correctly.

Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps

Step 3: I recommend you to install all the pending updates on your device and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Try the above and update us the status of this issue. We will be happy to help you further.

Thank you.