The list of Windows shortcuts is long! It never seems to end. Whenever you feel you know all the Windows shortcuts, another just comes along to prove the notion wrong. Here’s another quick tip that will help you quickly resize Explorer icons or change the View type in a folder. It is a mouse-keyboard combination for resizing icons on the desktop or changing the View type in the Explorer window.
Change Explorer View type in Windows 11/10
In Windows 11 or Windows 10 Explorer, you can use the Views button on the toolbar to change the View type between List, Content, Details, Tiles, etc, and to change the size of icons, from small to extra large, by clicking on the specified options.
If you use a scroll mouse, you can hold down the Ctrl key and use your mouse scroll wheel to change the View type.
Resize Explorer icons on Windows desktop
On the Windows desktop, if you use a scroll mouse, you can simply hold down the Ctrl key and use your mouse scroll wheel to resize the icons from small to Extra large.
A tiny but useful tip for Windows users!
If you are a Windows 11/10 user, these Tips to use the Mouse efficiently are sure to interest you.
Hi, is it also possible somehow to change the distance between the Desktop Icons :)!?
See https://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-desktop-windows-metrics-border-width-windows-8 :)
Thanks, but I can’t find the Advanced Apperances in Windows 8.1 :)
You will have to tweak the registry as mentioned there. I have mentioned there: “Microsoft removed these settings because they primarily affected the
Classic themes, and since Windows 8 did not support Classic themes,
these were not of much use now. All themes are now based on Visual
Styles.”
Okay thanks, sorry that I heaven’t read it properly :)
You sir, are the BOMB! I have been trying to enlarge my desktop icons for years! I mean beyond the sizing options in “settings”. OMG!!! I am sooo happy, thank you!!!