Windows 10: taskbar color and icon sizes changed

when the system changed my backround image which i wasabletorestore i now have the wrong colorand size in my taskbar. I tried to fix it unsucessfully. i would like the default color and the icons on the far right are so tiny i can hardly see them. there are ions in the tray that weren'there before.see image off what is wrong. please to not send me to bing or copilot.

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Changing the taskbar color to white in Windows 10

Hi Michael,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

In Windows 10 there is no option for changing the color to white but you can change it to different colors. To change the color of the task bar I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• In the search box, type settings.
• Then select personalization.
• Click on color option on the left side.
• You will find an option called “show color on start, taskbar and start icon”.
• You need to on the option and then you can change the color accordingly.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

How do you change Windows 10 1703 taskbar icons color from white to another?

Hi RC,

Let us walk you through on how to change the taskbar on your PC. Please follow the steps below:

• Right-click on Desktop and click on Personalization.
• Select Colors.

From there, you can now choose what color you want to put on your taskbar.

You can also change the size of your taskbar. Here's how:

• Go to Settings.
• Select Taskbar.
• Click Off under Use small taskbar buttons.

Hope the above information helps.

 

Taskbar icon size

When I first upgraded to Windows 11, the one problem I had was the size of the icons in the Taskbar. Being visually changed, they were just too small.



After some digging, I found a YouTube video by Kevin Stratvert ( ), that, in five steps, resolved the issue. This made the icons about the same size as small desktop icons (Ctrl+Shift+4). This was perfect and I have been quited satisfied with Windows 11 ever since.



Resize icons on taskbar:

1. Location in registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
   
2. Click New and then DWORD (32-bit) Value
   
3. Set the name of the DWORD Value as “TaskbarSi” and hit the Enter key to save changes.
   
4. Large taskbar – TaskbarSi value 2
   
5. Restart Windows Explorer
   

Since applying 2023-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022913), the icons have reverted tom the original small size, so again, they are difficult to interpret quickly. I have removed the TaskbarSI from the registry and restarted Windows Explorer, the went through the steps above (adding TaskbarSi back), to no avail.



Has anyone else encountered this and are there any known tweaks that will restore the icons to their larger size.