DESKTOP SHORTCUT ICON RESIZE WINDOWS 8

DESKTOP SHORTCUT ICON RESIZE WINDOWS 8

Below I have changed my Opera browser icon to a Windows 8 alternative.Īdding new desktop icons is a great way to customize the Windows 7 desktop. Select the new icon from the folder that you saved it to. When you have a new icon saved in a folder, open a desktop icon’s property window as before. For example, the keyword Windows found the following icons: Input a keyword into its search box to find themed icons. Websites such as IconArchive have a variety of icons. To add new desktop icons to Windows 7, you can download more alternatives from icon websites. This Microsoft page includes a variety of themes that could change the desktop icons. By selecting this option any new Windows 7 theme added will change the desktop icons to its own alternatives. Note the option: Allow themes to change desktop icons. You can also remove the shortcuts from the desktop by removing the tick from the icon check-boxes. That should open the following window:įrom that window you can change some of the desktop icons for system shortcuts, such as Recycle bin, by clicking Change Icon and selecting an alternative. The selected icon will then replace the original icon.Īnother way that you can add alternative Windows 7 desktop icons is to right-click the desktop and select Personalize. When you click on that option a small window with alternative desktop icons should open. That should open the software’s properties’ window as below. For extra size options, position your mouse cursor over the desktop, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard, and scroll the mouse wheel up or down. To add a new shortcut icon, right-click on one of the application icons on the desktop. The standard desktop icon sizes are available in the desktop’s context menuright-click the desktop, point to view, and select Large icons, Medium icons, or Small icons. We will focus on the later feature in this post.

In addition, the desktop and Start menu shortcut icons can also be changed. You can change the wallpaper, add new themes and gadgets. Windows 7 has a variety of desktop customization options.

Desktop shortcut icon resize