{"id":255,"date":"2011-06-14T14:03:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T13:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2011-06-14T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T13:03:23","slug":"how-to-resize-desktop-icon-in-windows-7-or-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?p=255","title":{"rendered":"How To Resize Desktop Icon In Windows 7 or Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Users can easily resize Windows7\/Vista desktop icons or change the size of icons on Windows7\/Vista desktop <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are <u><strong>THREE<\/strong><\/u> methods to resize the desktop icons, depending on your preference and also the &rsquo;size&rsquo; that you want to change the icons to.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=256\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"290\" data-attachment-id=\"256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=256\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/image-thumb-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"237,290\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-thumb-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/image-thumb-3.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/image-thumb-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-256\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/image-thumb-3.png\" style=\"width: 219px; height: 267px;\" title=\"image-thumb-3\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><u>&lsquo;Mouse Wheel&rsquo; Method<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>The option to select from only three available sizes wasn&rsquo;t satisfying enough, so I found another method. Make sure the desktop has the focus, just click anywhere on the desktop before starting this process. Press &amp; hold <strong>Ctrl <\/strong>on the keyboard, <strong>Scroll <\/strong>with the <strong>mouse wheel up or down<\/strong> to get the desired size.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=257\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-257\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly-300x225.jpg\" title=\"How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-To-Make-A-Mousewheel-Scroll-Smoothly.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><u>&lsquo;Color And Appearance&rsquo; Method<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>The above method was actually much better. You can have variety of sizes and one for sure will suit you. But what if you don&rsquo;t have a mouse wheel?, the closest I could find is to do this: Right click on an empty spot on your desktop and choose <strong>Personalize<\/strong>, now choose the first item on the list <strong>Windows Color and Appearance<\/strong>,&nbsp; and then click the last link <strong>Open classic appearance properties for more color options.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=258\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-258\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=258\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/windowcolorandappearance1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"windowcolorandappearance1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/windowcolorandappearance1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/windowcolorandappearance1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/windowcolorandappearance1-300x225.jpg\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 272px;\" title=\"windowcolorandappearance1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/windowcolorandappearance1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/windowcolorandappearance1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=259\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=259\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/0113082030windowsmail2.png\" data-orig-size=\"410,653\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0113082030windowsmail2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/0113082030windowsmail2-188x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/0113082030windowsmail2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-259\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/0113082030windowsmail2-188x300.png\" style=\"width: 260px; height: 391px;\" title=\"0113082030windowsmail2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/0113082030windowsmail2-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/0113082030windowsmail2.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><u>&lsquo;Registry&rsquo; Method<\/u> (For Advance users)<\/h3>\n<p>If you like to tweak around the registry (I am not responsible for this), then that can be set under that key,<\/p>\n<p>Open Registry by typing:- <strong>regedit <\/strong>in run (or Windows + R) and navigate to the key mentioned below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\WindowMetrics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Logging off is required for applying the changes.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users can easily resize Windows7\/Vista desktop icons or change the size of icons on Windows7\/Vista desktop There are THREE methods to resize the desktop icons, depending on your preference and also the &rsquo;size&rsquo; that you want to change the icons to. &nbsp; &lsquo;Mouse Wheel&rsquo; Method The option to select from only three available sizes wasn&rsquo;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[127,1],"tags":[129,130,128,117,35],"class_list":["post-255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips","category-uncategorized","tag-icons","tag-registry","tag-resize","tag-vista","tag-windows-7"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12j6H-47","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}