Windows 10: Small White Pages and Size Distortion Issues with my Windows 10 Desktop Icons

Fig. 1

What you see here are my desktop shortcut custom icons. Onthe right you can see size distortion issues with the custom icon that havepersisted throughout all my attempted solutions and on both icons you can seethe default white pages on the bottom left.


How it happened

When I noticed my icons were smaller than usual andcompressed Fallout New Vegas shortcut I decided to try the “iconCache/Windows Explorer Removal method” I saw on YouTube. This, after a PCRestart, left my icons completely gone with only the shortcut text.

After watching another short YouTube video icons are not visible onlyNames are visible - YouTube my icons reappeared but were instead coveredby little white pages and still distorted just not completely gone. I’m well aware making smaller custom iconscan help the distortion issue, but I'm too satisfied with these icons to change them.

The solution to the disappearance did include some Registry Editor tom-foolery so the white pages could be linked to that specifically.


Attempted Solutions

I have already attempted to remove the 'Icon Cache' file then remove the 'Windows Explorer' several times but it does nothing

Changing the size of the shortcuts through the 'View' option also does nothing.


Side Note

I have 2 monitors and another unrecognized hard drive plugged in In case it matters

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How to change the size of desktop icons on Windows 10

Hi Dave,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about size of desktop icons.

Try the below steps to change of the desktop icons and check if it helps.

• Right click on the desktop, over the mouse on View option.
• You will find Large icons, Medium icons,
  Small icons.
• Choose the option you wish to.

Hope it helps. Get back to us for further assistance on this issue.

 

Icons and things on desktop went small after restarting the computer in Windows 10

Hi,

We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As per the description I understand that you are facing issues with size of the icons on your device. Confirm to me if so.

Do let us know the make and model of your device?

Try the below troubleshooting steps to increase the size of icons in Task bar and check if it helps.

• Right click on Taskbar in the bottom of the Desktop
  window.
• Click on Properties, uncheck the option Use small taskbar buttons.

If the desktop icons are small you can press and hold Ctrl key from the keyboard and press "+" key and "-" to increase and decrease the size of desktop icons respectively.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post for further assistance on accessing the icons, we will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Small icons setting won't change

I suggest that you change or uncheck Use small taskbar buttons by following the steps below:

• Right-click the Taskbar.
• Select Properties.
• In the Taskbar tab make sure that Use small taskbar is
  uncheck.
  
  
  
  
• Click Apply and OK.

If the issue still persists, you can change the size of desktop icons.

• Right-click an empty space on the desktop.
• Select View and choose either Large, Medium or Small icons.
• Check if you can change the size of the taskbar button.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.