Change the Size of Desktop Icons (All Windows) Popular

Are your icons too small? Or too big? This setting will let you resize them to suit your desktop preference.

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Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new value named 'Shell Icon Size' and set the value, or modify the existing value, to equal the size of your icons in pixels. Smaller values = smaller icons!

		(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
		Shell Icon Size	REG_SZ	"16"

	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.