How to change the size of your icons

Thu, 02/01/2007 - 17:41 — George

When I installed and logged into Windows Vista, the first thing that I noticed were the big icons from my desktop. Immediately I searched for a way to make them smaller. So far, this is the easiest method I found:

Desktop Icons

Minimize all the windows you have open (if any), then press and hold the "Ctrl" key and scroll up or down with your mouse wheel. This will allow you to increase or decrease the size of the icons from your desktop.

Desktop Icons

In Windows Explorer you can do the same thing to change the size of the icons shown. Press and hold the "Ctrl" key and scroll up/down with your mouse wheel.

Views

Alternatively, click on the small arrow near the "Views" button from the upper menu. A drop down menu will appear and you can select the size you want for the icons shown in Windows Explorer.

Views

Comments

Tue, 09/09/2008 - 06:41 — Anonymous (not verified)

Large icons gone!

Thanks! I've been trying to find out how to resize the icons!

Sat, 09/27/2008 - 04:19 — JOseph anil kumar (not verified)

Desktop Icons

very helpfull information.... Came to know how to change my desktop icons....

Thanks.....
Joseph

Thu, 10/23/2008 - 14:47 — Anonymous (not verified)

Thank you so

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sat, 11/01/2008 - 03:35 — JAHsmokeyD (not verified)

Thanks

I have been using vista since the day it came out and never knew that

THX~!

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 18:20 — Kathryn (not verified)

Thank you!

My 23 month old baby somehow changed the icon size to the largest possible size. What was normally three columns of icons took over my entire desktop. I appreciate your article. Thank you!

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