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The thread discusses how to increase the width of icon groups on the Windows Start screen beyond the default two icons. The original poster struggles with placing more than two icons horizontally, while one contributor suggests that filling rows before adding new groups might be part of the issue. Another user provides a registry edit solution, allowing users to modify the maximum number of row and column icons, which can enable wider groups depending on screen resolution. Overall, the thread indicates that certain configurations can be customized through registry edits or understanding how the grid layout works.
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I have deleted all of the icons from my default (new machine) start screen and am now attempting to create a new screen. My problem is that I can't seem to place more than 2 icons wide in a group. Once I've filled the 2 column group from top to bottom the next icon I place on the screen jumps over the "speed bump" and starts a new group.

I know that there must be a way to create these groups to hold more than 2 icons wide, as my original default screen had them 3 and 4 icons wide. My question is how do you create these wider group?

Any assistance would be appreciated.
 

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If you are comfortable with editing the registry, you can do this: (Make a registry backup, before you start!)

Open the registry (Type Regedit), and go to this registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\Grid (CurrentVersion is one long string, but for some reason I cannot edit it as such)
In the right pane of Registry Editor search for the entry Layout_MaximumRowCount. If it does not exist, you will have to create it. To do this, right-click on a empty space in the right pane of Grid, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value, type
Layout_MaximumRowCount

and press Enter.
If it is already there, set its value to a number higher or...
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I have 2, 3 and 4 wide groups...What I think the problem is that the rows have to filled before the 3rd and additional rows can start.
 

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If you are comfortable with editing the registry, you can do this: (Make a registry backup, before you start!)

Open the registry (Type Regedit), and go to this registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\Grid (CurrentVersion is one long string, but for some reason I cannot edit it as such)
In the right pane of Registry Editor search for the entry Layout_MaximumRowCount. If it does not exist, you will have to create it. To do this, right-click on a empty space in the right pane of Grid, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value, type
Layout_MaximumRowCount

and press Enter.
If it is already there, set its value to a number higher or lower than the current one. For example, if you have 2 rows in the Start screen, set the value to 4 or 3. Note it is only possible to go up to 5, and this depends on your screen resolution.
When finished, click the OK button to close the Registry Editor.

Restart or log off to see the changes to apply.
 

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