Comments on: Small Desktop Icons

By: Sputnik

Sputnik — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:09:06 +0000

TuneUp Utilities allows to change the size of the desktop icons and their vertical and horizontal interval.

I know that this software is shareware but you may easily find free old versions (2007 and 2008) of it if you search a little bit… ;-)

By: stefan

stefan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:06:10 +0000

in windows 7 right click anywhere on the desktop -> view ->small icons

By: BoSS

BoSS — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:38:44 +0000

Windows 7 RC desktop appearance kan be changed the good old way as well, it’s just very hidden :-)

Control Panel – Appearance and Personalization -
Personalization – Windows Color and Appearance – Advanced
appearance settings – Icon * from the drop down and change away

Thx to JM BAKE for making it presentation on the fly friendly for me.

/BoSS

By: Col Lingus

Col Lingus — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:33:18 +0000

D-Color does this and so much more. D-Color XP

By: Col Lingus

Col Lingus — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:44:47 +0000

I’ll say duh to JoJo’s hack. If you want small icons with a footprint of big icons, no problemo. Some people like a cluttered desktop.

By: Small Desktop Icons « Webwide’s Logs

Small Desktop Icons « Webwide’s Logs — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:19:16 +0000

[...] Windows has no option to change the large desktop icons to small ones like the option that is available for folder icons. I was searching for a software called SetShellView which a friend recommended and I found out that this software was only working in Windows 2000. It allowed the user to change the large desktop icons to small icons and even to list views. [...]

By: JM BAKE

JM BAKE — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:41:23 +0000

The easy way is very simple- click on your desktop and hold the control key and use the wheel on your mouse to make them any size you want. This works on Windows-XP and Vista. Should you like to find hundreds of Tips and Tricks-Log on to http://www.howtogeek.com. There are hundreds of varibles to change and/or alter windows, firefox, vista and just about anything to modify your computer.

By: Manitook

Manitook — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:55:01 +0000

Jojo’s method also changes the size in other locations. Like in the autorun menu that pops up when you use a usb flash drive. And everywhere else you have the option to view as icons, Windows Explorer and the Control Panel.

Thanks Jojo

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:19:57 +0000

Every now and then I learn something, thanks JoJo, your method works perfectly.

By: Jojo

Jojo — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:03 +0000

Huh????

Right-click desktop. Click Properties–>Appearance tab–>Advanced button.

In Item section, click drop down arrow, click Icon entry. Set icon size as small (or large) as you want there.

I run an icon size of 25 at 1600×1200 resolution. This gives 16 desktop icons with text vertically, which I find to be a good size.