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Windows 8 provides several ways to increase or decrease the size of the items on your desktop. If all you want to do is change the size of your desktop shortcut icons, you can use your mouse wheel or select a size from the right-click menu. To change the size of all items on your desktop, including the taskbar and the size of the text under your shortcuts, you must change your screen resolution settings.
Mouse Wheel
3.Move the mouse wheel up to increase the size of the shortcut icons, or move the wheel down to decrease the size.
No Mouse Wheel
3.Select either “Large Icons,” “Medium Icons” or “Small Icons” to change the size of the shortcut icons.
Screen Resolution
1.Right-click on an empty part of the Desktop and select “Screen Resolution.”
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Click “Make Text and Other Items Larger or Smaller.”
3.Select either “Smaller,” “Medium” or “Larger” from the list. You can also create a custom size by clicking the “Custom Sizing Options” link and inputting a new size based on a percentage of the original.
4.Save any open files and close any applications you are using, and then click the 'Apply' button. Click the 'Sign Out' button in the next window, which allows Windows to temporarily sign you out of your user account and apply the changes.
Warning
- If you use the mouse wheel to change the size of your icons, the placement of the icons on your desktop may change.
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