Desktop Icons Problems


  1. Toughbook
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    Desktop Icons Problems


    I have searched, I promise.....My desktop icons are all whacked somehow. I have never seen this problem before. I have them set to Medium, Auto Arrange etc. Any help would be very much appreciated.
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  3. Brink
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    Hello Toughbook, :)

    Do you also have Align icons to grid checked?
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  4. pepanee
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    Yes, first make sure to see if Brink's solution works. It should.

    If strangely enough his solution doesn't work, then check out my screen shot. Go to that website (link is in the bottom right corner of the picture). Download that app, and press the Advanced button on top. Then adjust Icon Horizontal Spacing and Icon Vertical Spacing to something like 77 and press the Apply button. See if that does anything at all.

    (see also)
    Change Desktop Icon Spacing in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

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  6. Toughbook
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    Brink said:
    Hello Toughbook, :)

    Do you also have Align icons to grid checked?
    Yes it is.
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  7. Toughbook
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    It is like the Icon is too big for the letters.
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  8. f14tomcat
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    Toughbook said:
    It is like the Icon is too big for the letters.
    Just to see what happens, hold down the control key CTRL, and roll the mouse wheel back and forth. See how the icons re-arrange. May unhide those letters.

    Change Size of Desktop Icons in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials
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  9. Toughbook
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    Pepanee.....You get a star for the day. I did your suggestion and BAM! Thank You so very much.
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  10. Toughbook
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    f14tomcat said:
    Just to see what happens, hold down the control key CTRL, and roll the mouse wheel back and forth. See how the icons re-arrange. May unhide those letters.

    Change Size of Desktop Icons in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials
    I tried Pepanee's suggestion before I saw yours. Thanks for the help.
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  12. pepanee
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    You're welcome Toughbook! You also get a star for getting that solved!!

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