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The user, Mark Butler, initially reported an issue with excessively wide desktop icons on his Windows PC, which he couldn't resolve despite various troubleshooting efforts. He later identified the solution by adjusting the "Icon Spacing (Horizontal)" setting in the Advanced Appearance settings menu. The forum members responded positively, with one expressing appreciation for sharing the fix, hoping it will assist others facing similar problems.
Mark Butler

Mark Butler

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Hi,

I just logged onto my computer and all my icons are about 3x as wide as they should be:

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Never seen this before and a Google search showed up with nothing. Anyone have any ideas?

Things I've tried:

  • Rebooting
  • Changing to a single monitor setup (I use three)
  • All combinations of icon sizes, align to grid, auto-arrange etc.
  • Deleting old icons and creating new ones (the new ones are also wide)
Thanks in advance!
 

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Mark Butler

Mark Butler

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Fixed it:

Personalise → Window Color → Advanced appearance settings

Select Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and set back to 50 or so.
 
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Glad to hear that you were able to resolve your problem.
Thanks for posting back and updating your thread with your solution as it may very well help others with a similar issue.
Hope to continue to see you around the forum.
Regards
Randy
 
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