I will be playing this game on a wide screen laptop -imagine how uncomfortable this will be for me. Not much of the conversation concerned the actual SIZE of the taskbar, which I still deem much too large. I have now read the relevant correspondance, and noticed that the debate was going on at a time when the taskbar had not yet been finalised (which, it seems, it now has) and centred (quite stupidly imho) on the minimap being located on the left hand side of the screen. *geez* It's crazy how computer geeks want to underline your 'computer illiterateness' all the time -it's then tough for people like me to resist the urge to say 'get a life.' Well I'm frightfully sorry I didn't type in 'UI' or 'GUI' in the search function. The maximum width can be anything, but don’t make them too big.ĭownload Taskbar Icon Size Registry FilesĬopy this into a notepad, save as a. THe absolute minimum is already defined, because the buttons won’t work if they have a width of only 20 pixel. So, you can define the minimum and maximum taskbar icon size. You can also define a MaxWidth for your taskbar icons. Note: Restarting explorer.exe is not enough here, you have to log off! I tried it myself and the minimum value for small icons is 32 and for normal icons at least 56 or the buttons will not work properly!ĥ. So, here you have to experiment a little bit. *If you don’t know if you have small icons or normal icons, you’ll probably have normal icons. Step Name the string key: MinWidth and enter a value in Pixel.Įnter a value 32 or higher for small icons*Įnter a value 56 or higher for normal icons* Step Right-click in the right pane and click on “New” – “String”Ĥ. Step Open the registry (enter regedit.exe into search field and right-click on regedit.exe at the top)ģ.
Keep in mind that we will change the width of the icons and the spacing, but we won’t actually change the icon size, because that’s currently not possible.ġ. If you want to customize the icon width, you can now proceed with editing the registry values below.
Voilà, you will now have small taskbar icons. Step Check the option “Use small Icons” and click on “Apply”: Step Right-click on your Windows 7 Superbar and click on “Properties”Ģ. So, if that’s what you want to do, don’t bother with the registry!Ĭhange Taskbar Icon Size via Windows 7 Settingsġ. Change Taskbar Icon Size via Windows 7 Settingsīeginners Note: Before you are trying to change the taskbar icon size via the registry, you should be aware of the fact that you can change the taskbar icon size to “small” in Windows 7.So, you want to change the taskbar icon size in Windows 7 and possibly the spacing too? The big buttons are too big and the small buttons are too small, right? You can change the taskbar icon size via the registry, so let’s get to it!
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