如果您不喜欢桌面图标的当前大小,则不必拘泥于它们。有多种方法可以更改 Windows 中的桌面图标大小,并使它们完全适合您的屏幕。
如果您不喜欢桌面上新大小的图标,您可以随时恢复到旧设置并恢复桌面图标的默认大小(default size)。
为什么要更改桌面图标大小?(Why Change The Desktop Icon Size?)
您可能想要更改桌面图标大小的原因有很多。
如果您当前的图标太小,您可能难以识别它们(difficulties identifying them)。增加图标的大小将使它们更具可读性。这样做的缺点是您将能够在桌面上容纳更少的图标。
如果您当前的图标太大,您可以减小它们的大小并使其更小(reduce their size and make them smaller)。这使您可以放置比当前桌面上更多的图标。如果您的视力没有问题,这应该会很有效。
使用鼠标更改桌面图标大小(Change The Desktop Icon Size Using a Mouse)
在Windows PC上更改桌面图标大小(desktop icon size)的一种简单方法是使用鼠标。如果您的鼠标上有滚轮(scroll wheel),您可以向上或向下滚动此滚轮以增加和减少图标的大小。
- 转到 PC 上的桌面。
- 按住键盘上的Ctrl键。
- 向上滚动(Scroll)鼠标滚轮(mouse wheel)以增加桌面图标的大小。您会看到您的图标在屏幕上实时变大。
- 向下滚动(Scroll)鼠标滚轮(mouse wheel)以减小桌面图标的大小。
使用上下文菜单更改桌面图标大小(Use The Context Menu To Change The Desktop Icon Size)
Windows为您提供了在(Windows)上下文菜单(context menu)中更改桌面图标大小的选项。此菜单带有多个预定义的图标大小,您可以选择这些大小并将其应用于桌面图标。
- 右键单击(Right-click)桌面上的空白处。
- 单击“查看(View)”选项,您将有三种图标大小可供选择:大图标(large icons)、中图标(medium icons, )和小图标( small icons)
- 单击这些选项中的任何一个都会增加或减小桌面图标的大小。大多数用户更喜欢中等图标(Medium icons)选项。
修改设置中的选项以更改桌面图标大小(Modify An Option In Settings To Change The Desktop Icon Size)
Windows 10 具有缩放和布局选项(scaling and layout option),可让您缩放计算机上的各种项目,包括文本、应用程序和图标。您可以使用此选项应用预定义的比例大小之一,也可以指定自己的值。
指定您自己的值可为您提供更大的灵活性,并且您可以为屏幕上的所有元素 设置自定义大小。(custom size)
- 打开开始菜单(Start Menu),搜索设置(Settings),然后打开它。
- 在以下屏幕上单击系统(System)以打开系统设置菜单。
- 从左侧边栏中的可用选项中选择显示(Display)。
- 您将在右侧窗格(side pane)中看到名为Scale and layout的部分。单击(Click)更改文本、应用程序和其他项目的大小(Change the size of text, apps, and other items)的下拉菜单,然后选择一个比例值。
- 您所做的更改将立即反映出来,包括桌面图标在内的所有屏幕元素都会变大或变小。
- 要指定自定义比例大小(custom scale size),请单击高级缩放设置(Advanced scaling settings)选项。
- 在以下屏幕上,您可以在屏幕上的唯一文本框中输入一个值。此值必须介于 100 和 500 之间。然后单击应用(Apply)以将更改应用到系统。
使用键盘快捷键更改桌面图标大小(Use a Keyboard Shortcut To Change Your Desktop Icon Size)
如果您更喜欢使用键盘快捷方式来完成任务,可以使用快捷方式来更改桌面图标(desktop icon)大小。它为您的桌面图标(desktop icon)s 提供了四种尺寸选项供您选择。
- 按住键盘上的Shift和Ctrl按钮。
- 在按住上述按钮的同时,按以下键之一来更改桌面图标大小(desktop icon size):
1 –按此数字会使您的桌面图标变大
2 –此数字会使您的桌面图标变大3
–(3)这会将您的桌面图标大小(desktop icon size)更改为中等大小
4 - 这将使您的桌面图标更小
确保(Make sure)使用键盘顶部的数字键,而不是数字键盘上的数字键(number pad)。数字键盘(number pad)数字键似乎不适用于此任务。
Change Your Screen Resolution To Increase/Decrease The Desktop Icon Size
您计算机的屏幕分辨率决定了桌面图标的大小。通过更改此分辨率(changing this resolution),您可以使您的桌面图标越来越小。
请记住,这也会改变(ll change)所有其他元素的大小,而不仅仅是桌面图标。
- 使用Cortana 搜索(Cortana search)启动“设置”(Settings)应用。
- 在以下屏幕上选择系统选项。(System)
- 从左侧边栏中的可用选项中单击显示。(Display)
- 在右侧窗格中,您将看到一个标题为(side pane)Display resolution的下拉菜单。单击此下拉菜单并为您的屏幕选择新的分辨率。
- 如果您选择更高的分辨率,您的图标尺寸会变小。选择较低的分辨率将使您的图标更大。
编辑注册表项以更改 Windows 桌面图标大小(Edit a Registry Key To Change The Windows Desktop Icon Size)
Windows允许您使用注册表更改计算机上的许多选项,这也包括更改桌面图标的大小。
注册表中有一个关于桌面图标大小(icon size)的条目,您可以修改此条目以使您的图标变小或变大。确保您不要触摸除以下指定之外的任何选项,否则可能会损坏您的操作系统(operating system)。
- 同时按下Windows + R 键打开运行框(Run box)。
- 在屏幕上(screen and hit) 的框中键入以下内容,然后按 Enter(Enter)。
注册表编辑器(regedit)
- 注册表编辑器(registry editor)打开时导航到以下路径。保持这个窗口打开。
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop
- 按Windows + R运行(Run)框中输入以下命令,然后按 Enter(Enter)。
命令(cmd)
- 在命令提示符窗口(Command Prompt window)中键入以下命令,然后按 Enter(Enter)。这将关闭系统上的文件资源管理器进程(File Explorer process),您的屏幕将变为空白。即使在命令执行后也不要关闭此窗口。
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
- 在注册表编辑器窗口(registry editor window)中,在右侧窗格中找到显示IconSize的条目,然后双击(side pane and double-click)它以将其打开。
- 选择Decimal作为Base。
- 在数值数据(Value data)字段中,输入以下值之一并点击OK。
32 – 这会使您的图标变小
48 –这会使您的图标中等大小
96 –这会使您的图标变大
256 – 这会使您的图标超大
- 返回命令提示符(Command Prompt),键入以下命令,然后按 Enter(Enter)。
启动 explorer.exe(start explorer.exe)
- 您的图标现在将以您选择的尺寸(chosen size)出现。
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How to Change Desktop Icon Size in Windows
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Why Change The Desktop Icon Size?
There are many reasons you may want to change the desktop icons size.
If your current icons are too small, you may have difficulties identifying them. Increasing the size of your icons will make them more readable. The drawback of doing this is that you’ll be able to accommodate less icons on your desktop.
If your current icons are too big, you can reduce their size and make them smaller. This allows you to place more icons than what you currently have on your desktop. This should work great if you don’t have issues with your vision.
Change The Desktop Icon Size Using a Mouse
One easy way to change the desktop icon size on a Windows PC is to use your mouse. If your mouse has a scroll wheel on it, you can scroll this wheel upwards or downwards to increase and decrease the size of your icons.
- Go to the desktop on your PC.
- Press and hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
- Scroll your mouse wheel upwards to increase the size of your desktop icons. You’ll see your icons going bigger in real-time on your screen.
- Scroll your mouse wheel downwards to decrease the size of your desktop icons.
Use The Context Menu To Change The Desktop Icon Size
Windows provides you the option to change the size of your desktop icons in your context menu. This menu comes with multiple predefined icon sizes that you can choose and apply to your desktop icons.
- Right-click anywhere blank on your desktop.
- Click on the option that says View and you’ll have three icon sizes to choose from: large icons, medium icons, and small icons
- Clicking on any of these options will increase or decrease the size of your desktop icons. Most users prefer the Medium icons option.
Modify An Option In Settings To Change The Desktop Icon Size
Windows 10 has a scaling and layout option that allows you to scale various items including text, apps, and icons on your computer. You can use this option to apply one of the predefined scale sizes or you can specify your own value.
Specifying your own value provides you with more flexibility and you can have a custom size for all the elements on your screen.
- Open the Start Menu, search for Settings, and open it.
- Click on System on the following screen to open the system settings menu.
- Choose Display from the options available in the left sidebar.
- You’ll see a section named Scale and layout on the right-hand side pane. Click on the dropdown menu for Change the size of text, apps, and other items and choose a scale value.
- The changes you make will reflect immediately and all your screen elements including the desktop icons will either go big or small.
- To specify a custom scale size, click on the Advanced scaling settings option.
- On the following screen, you can enter a value in the only textbox on the screen. This value must be between 100 and 500. Then click on Apply to apply your changes to the system.
Use a Keyboard Shortcut To Change Your Desktop Icon Size
If you prefer to use keyboard shortcuts to do your tasks, there’s a shortcut to change your desktop icon sizes. It gives you four size options to choose from for your desktop icons.
- Press and hold down the Shift and Ctrl buttons on your keyboard.
- While the above buttons are being held down, press one of the following keys to change your desktop icon size:
1 – pressing this number makes your desktop icons extra large
2 – this number makes your desktop icons larger
3 – this changes your desktop icon size to medium size
4 – this’ll make your desktop icons smaller
Make sure to use the number keys at the top of your keyboard and not on the number pad. The number pad number keys don’t seem to work with this task.
Change Your Screen Resolution To Increase/Decrease The Desktop Icon Size
Your computer’s screen resolution decides the sizes of your desktop icons. By changing this resolution, you can make your desktop icons smaller and larger.
Keep in mind this’ll change the size of all other elements as well and not just your desktop icons.
- Use the Cortana search to launch the Settings app.
- Select the option that says System on the following screen.
- Click on Display from the options available in the left sidebar.
- On the right-hand side pane, you’ll see a dropdown menu with the title Display resolution. Click on this dropdown menu and choose a new resolution for your screen.
- If you go for a higher resolution, your icon size will become smaller. Choosing a lower resolution will make your icons bigger.
Edit a Registry Key To Change The Windows Desktop Icon Size
Windows lets you change many options on your computer using the registry and this includes changing the size for your desktop icons as well.
There’s an entry for your desktop’s icon size in the registry and you can modify this entry to make your icons smaller or larger. Make sure you don’t touch any options other than specified below or you risk damaging your operating system.
- Press the Windows + R keys at the same time to open the Run box.
- Type the following into the box on your screen and hit Enter.
regedit
- Navigate to the following path when the registry editor opens. Keep this window open.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop
- Press the Windows + R keys, enter the following command into the Run box, and hit Enter.
cmd
- Type the following command into the Command Prompt window and hit Enter. This’ll close the File Explorer process on your system and your screen will go blank. Don’t close this window even after the command is executed.
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
- In the registry editor window, find the entry that says IconSize on the right-hand side pane and double-click on it to open it.
- Select Decimal as the Base.
- In the Value data field, enter one of the following values and hit OK.
32 – this’ll make your icons smaller
48 – this makes your icons medium sized
96 – this makes your icons larger
256 – this’ll make your icons extra large
- Get back to the Command Prompt, type the following command, and hit Enter.
start explorer.exe
- Your icons will now appear in your chosen size.
Have you ever had to change the icon size on your desktop? What method did you use to do it? Let us know in the comments below.