If a user sits at a computer for a long time due to work or hobbies, then he involuntarily thinks about the aesthetic appearance of the device. It organizes the workplace correctly, selects screensavers, changes the size and resolution of the screen.

If a person has been communicating with a computer for a long time, then he is familiar with the problem of increasing the application icons that are displayed on the monitor

But for a new user, reducing the icons is problematic. Next, you will learn about problems with icons on the screen, the causes and solutions.

How to shrink desktop icons in windows

If one day, after waking up, the user starts the computer and finds that the icons on the desktop have become large, there is no need to immediately panic. You just need to get to the root of the problem. It should be remembered that a computer is just a machine, and nothing here can just happen on its own. If the desktop displays pictures that are not at the scale that the user has set, then the reasons lie in the following:

1. if there was a connection to the second screen, for example, the computer switched to the TV, then the screen resolution settings could go astray;
2. large icons on the desktop appear due to violations of the screen properties;
3. the changes were made by another user without the knowledge of the administrator;
4. desktop icons have been adjusted through remote access;
5. changes have taken place under the influence of work malicious file, which is actively operating within the system and has not shown itself in any way until this moment;

Drivers stopped working correctly, and this increased the icons

It doesn't matter if you have a lot of experience with a computer, or just getting to know it, knowing how to reduce desktop shortcuts will help you or your loved ones customize your workspace in the future. Moreover, in different versions of the OS, this procedure is performed with a certain difference, and the computer management tool itself differs in settings.

If the user is not satisfied with the appearance of their screen images, then the described actions will help correct the inconvenience. The methods work in latest versions Windows.

How to make desktop icons smaller

For the convenience of users, the operating system includes several options for adjusting display settings that allow you to make icons larger, or vice versa, to minimize them. If the user has a computer running Windows 7 or 8 release, then the procedure is as follows:

• Hide all windows if they are maximized;
• Select the icon you like (single click LMB on the icon);
• Without removing the selection, press the Ctrl key located to your left;

Roll the wheel up (zoom in) or down to make the icons smaller

Here is such a trick, simple, like all ingenious.

Attention! Resizing in this way comes with a constraint.

There is another option that will help desktop icons. Adjustment occurs through the built-in option of the operating system. True, there are also limitations here, but still better than nothing at all.

Again, we free the desktop from open windows and huge shortcuts (they can be moved or temporarily removed so as not to interfere).

fig.1. After that, in a free space, we do a right-click, a list will open in which you need to select the first line “View”, and from it there are 3 options where you can choose the optimal size
fig.2. You need to click on one of the proposed options and visually see how the display of existing labels changes

Screen resolution setting

If the game with standard display correction options did not work, then the problem is different. The user needs to check the screen resolution. If inappropriate parameters are set in this menu, then the deviation from the standard will be not only for icons, but also for other elements. As in the previous method, solving the problem is not difficult.

• the user again needs to clear the workspace and click the PC mouse on the table.

A pop-up window will open where there is an option "Screen resolution", click on it with LMB and get into the settings management window

• here we set the recommended value in the permission column (indicated in brackets when the list is expanded);
• save your changes.

When making changes, see how many permissions are available. If you cannot change the screen scale on your computer in this way due to the lack of optimal settings, then there is a problem with. They can be updated in Device Manager or downloaded from the website of the official developer.

After downloading and installing the drivers, the user repeats the steps and completes the setup, but there is a possibility that too small icons will appear. This problem happens when a small screen is connected. You can correct this moment in the menu "... text and other elements" (indicated in the picture above). This will help reduce desktop icons in windows 7 and older editions.

Adjusting Monitor Properties

Change the icons for the windows 7 desktop through the display properties:

1. Right-click on the screen and activate the "Personalization" menu;
2. Activate the item to change the permission;
3. Enter the color scheme settings;

Here select the "Icon" option

Now the user can reduce the icons on the desktop, play with color schemes and the appearance of windows.

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blue labels on the desktop. Most often, this incident occurs after the system freezes. Not the shortcuts themselves on the desktop turn blue, but the inscriptions under them are not on transparent background, but on dark blue. Some people just don't pay attention to it. Well, blue, and God bless them! And others, such a transformation just infuriates. What can you do, we are all different. Someone’s socks stand under their noses and “smell”, and they only catch a buzz from this, and someone gets pissed off by any thing that is crooked or out of place.

It also pisses me off if something on my table is not the way I put it. It’s good that I’m alone at work in my office, otherwise I would be exhausted and torture others. And it's good that everyone in the family is the same. True, our cats are constantly putting things in order, but we try not to leave anything anywhere and not scatter anything. In general, animals discipline us well. Try to leave something out of place!

I used to often forget a flash drive on the table. But after it was simply gnawed a couple of times, my memory sharply improved. We talked about the characters, now let's get back to our labels. How can you return them to their original form?

Blue shortcuts on the desktop. How to restore the transparency of labels

We have already considered some settings and problems regarding the desktop and shortcuts.

ForWindows XP

We go " Start - Settings - Control Panel"

Open the folder " System"

In the opened window " Properties of the system» go to the tab « Additionally».

Blue shortcuts on the desktop in Windows 7. In order to get into the window " Properties of the system", go to the menu" Start", go to the record" A computer", and click on it right click mice. In the drop-down list, select the item " Properties". In the window that opens, on the right, select the item " Additional system settings».

In section " Performance» press the button « Parameters».

In the window " Performance Options» go to the tab « Visual effects", set the switch to "". After that, below we look for the entry "". If there is no checkmark next to this entry, then put it, and press the button below “ Apply».

If the checkbox next to the entry " Drop shadows on desktop icons" stands, and the labels on the table are still blue, then we put the switch on the item " Special Effects", and then back to the record" Restore Defaults", and press the button" Apply».

Despite the fact that in operating system Windows is relatively (for example, when compared with the capabilities of GNU / Linux) poor opportunities for customizing the graphical interface, some of its elements can still be changed. In particular, it is possible to change the size of icons on the desktop. But some PC users who are not aware of the existence of the corresponding function may be perplexed when the icons on the screen become huge. In this regard, they open a search engine or go to a forum and ask why the icons on the desktop have become large.

Some of those who have experienced the phenomenon when the icons on the desktop have increased immediately assume that some kind of malicious program has made its way into their computer. However, of course, this is not the case. Why would a “virus” do something like this? The purpose of malware now is either the theft of personal data or the introduction of intrusive advertising.

In fact, the reason why the icons have become larger or, on the contrary, smaller, most often lies in the fact that the user himself accidentally changed them. This could happen, for example, when the desktop area was active, and the user, while holding down the CTRL key, scrolled the mouse wheel up or down.

How to restore desktop icons to normal size

Why do desktop icons get big? As we found out, the reason for the phenomenon under consideration is rather trivial. Actually, therefore, eliminating the "problem" can be very easy.

First option, how to return the icons on the desktop to a normal look (size), suggests:

1. Activating the desktop area (minimize/close all windows and click on any empty space on the desktop);
2. Hold down the CTRL key;
3. Scrolling the mouse wheel down (to decrease the size of the icons) and up (to increase them).

Another variant, resizing icons on the desktop Windows desktop involves the following steps:

1. Click the right mouse button (left for left-handers) on any empty (not on the icon) area of ​​the desktop;
2. Selecting the "View" item in the context menu;
3. Selection in the pop-up submenu "Regular icons" (standard size).

After that, the desktop icons are guaranteed to change their large size to the one specified by the user. The actions described in both instructions lead to the desired result in all modern Windows versions(10, 8, 7 and even Vista).

You should be aware that after resizing the icons, they may change their location slightly. For example, if the trash icon was in the lower right corner, right next to the taskbar, it might move a little to the left and up. This applies to all icons. To return them to their original place, you just need to drag the icons to the areas where they were before.

There is another case where desktop icons have become large - low screen resolution. However, here the user complains not only about the enlarged icons, but also about the bulkiness of the entire interface. If this is the case in your case, then:

1. Click on desktop
2. Select "Screen Resolution";
3. In the window that appears, find the "Resolution" item and drag the slider there to the maximum value.

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