Make Icons Smaller Windows !!install!! Jun 2026

Right-click an empty space on your desktop, hover over View , and select Small icons .

Right-click an empty area on the taskbar and select . Toggle the switch for "Use small taskbar buttons" to On . Windows 11 make icons smaller windows

If you prefer precise control or don't have a mouse wheel: Right-click an empty space on your desktop, hover

This is the most intuitive method.

If your icons suddenly grew massive, one of two things usually happened: hover over View

Windows 11 removed the "small buttons" toggle from the main settings menu. To make them smaller, you must use a Registry edit:

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