Windows 10: Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons in Windows 10

How to: Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons in Windows 10

How to Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons in Windows 10


Windows includes a special application desktop toolbar called the taskbar that shows on the bottom of a display screen by default. The taskbar allows you to find, see, open, and switch between your apps. You can also see the specify how taskbar buttons group together when you have more than one window open.

The taskbar is the long horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop. You can use large or small taskbar buttons.

This tutorial will show you how to use large or small taskbar buttons for your account in Windows 10.

*note If you turned on Use small taskbar buttons, then show badges on taskbar buttons will be disabled.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Set to Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons in Settings
• Option Two: Set to Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons using a BAT file

EXAMPLE: Large or Small Taskbar Buttons












OPTION ONE [/i] Set to Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Personalization icon.

2. Click/tap on Taskbar on the left side, and turn On or Off (default) Use small taskbar buttons on the right side. (see screenshot below)

3. You can now close Settings if you like.









OPTION TWO [/i] Set to Use Large or Small Taskbar Buttons using a BAT file

*note The .bat files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

TaskbarSmallIcons DWORD

0 = Large taskbar buttons
1 = Small taskbar buttons

1. Do step 2 (large) or step 3 (small) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Use Large Taskbar Buttons
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 4 below.

Use_large_taskbar_buttons.bat

Download

3. To Use Small Taskbar Buttons
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 4 below.

Use_small_taskbar_buttons.bat

Download
4. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

5. Unblock the .bat file.

6. Run the .bat file.

7. You will now notice your screen flicker and a command prompt quickly opens and closes as explorer is restarted to apply the registry changes.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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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.

 

Ubuntu Large Taskbar Button Icon Broken on Windows 10 update 1803

To All,

This morning, when I booted my PC, the Ubuntu large taskbar button icon became broken. I am running Windows 10 update 1803. Instead of showing the former nice orange and white icon, it shows an ugly looking, corrupted icon. When I turn on "Use small taskbar buttons" the icon looks nice again. I do not use the small taskbar buttons. Unpinning and then re-pinning Ubuntu does not work. I have tried this a few times. Rebooting does not work. I have tried this a few times too. Other large taskbar button icons look OK. When new start menu programs are pinned to the taskbar, their large button icons look OK. How to I fix this problem?

Thank you

 

Ubuntu Large Taskbar Button Icon Broken on Windows 10 update 1803

To All,

This morning, when I booted my PC, the Ubuntu large taskbar button icon became broken. I am running Windows 10 update 1803. Instead of showing the former nice orange and white icon, it shows an ugly looking, corrupted icon. When I turn on "Use small taskbar
buttons" the icon looks nice again. I do
not use the small taskbar buttons. Unpinning and then re-pinning Ubuntu does not work. I have tried this a few times. Rebooting does not work. I have tried this a few times too. Other large taskbar button icons look OK. When new start
menu programs are pinned to the taskbar, their large button icons look OK. How to I fix this problem?

Thank you,

 

W10 taskbar icons too small

I would agree that the Windows 10 taskbar buttons/icons are too small, much smaller than Win 7 or 8. The response below suggests going into the taskbar Properties and unchecking 'use small taskbar buttons', but I have had this unchecked the whole time,
and the taskbar buttons are still too small, annoyingly so.

 

Taskbar too large

Hi,



Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you to fix the issue.



Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if that helps. Follow the below method.

• 
  Right click on the task bar and click on properties.
  
• 
  On taskbar tab, uncheck the box Use small taskbar button
  and click on Apply.
  

Hope this information helps. Please post us with the status we will be glad to assist you.