how to make icons on top right smaller and less space like win 7/8?

m18xr2 said:

the icons im talking about are the minimize, resize and x



windows 10 has big icons and also lots of space in between the icons, how to make them like windows 7 or 8? does anyone know any 3rd party tools?

Like this...

Change Size of Caption Buttons in Windows 10

Only do the CaptionHeight setting in the registry.
It seems to be backwards. The CaptionHeight setting moves them closer together.
Be advised it will change the taskbar icons as well.

Default for CaptionHeight is -330
Try -165 first. Reboot to apply, and see how you like it.

m18xr2 said:

what about the spacing (distance between icons)? can those be shrinked. also by adjusting this, would title bar be thinner? more vertical space is always welcome.

Yes the title bar will be thinner. However it's the best that can be done.
Unfortunately, any changes to those icons, change ALL icons.

Ofc, you can play around with other settings in the WindowsMetrics key.
Just remember that you have to reboot to apply the changes.