How to change the width of minimized taskbar icons

muneer2908

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Hi All,

I am running Windows 8.

I want the minimized taskbar items to be bigger and show labels on them.

Please check the attached items to see what I mean. I am having icons smaller as shown in the fig 1 but I want them to be as in figure 2.


1.png

I want them to be as in the following figure:


2.png

Please help me out.

Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    8 GB
    Browser
    Firefox, IE, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Mcafee
Hi Muneer, welcome to the Eight Forums.

You need to select Combine when taskbar is full or Never combine from Taskkbar buttons in Taskbar Properties. Also as your Taskbar is located at bottom (default position) and there's only liited space, I recommend you select Use small Taskbar buttons.

2013-05-02_192919.png

Right click an empty spot in Taskbar, select Properties from context menu to change above settings.

Kari
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
Dear Kari,

Thanks for the reply. I tried the procedure you suggested.

But I did not get the expected results. In fact it got worse. The icons width got little smaller and they turned completely blank with no logos. Please see the picture below:

3.png

Is it happening due to 7 + Taskbar Tweaker I have installed. Here are the 7+ settings:

4.png

Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    8 GB
    Browser
    Firefox, IE, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Mcafee
I have never understood why on earth people are so desperate to destroy a well working Windows installation with these tweakers? :zip:

What you want to achieve can easily be done as I told in my previous post. I am of course talking about default Windows settings, I cannot know if and when a user has decided to "fix" Windows so that the default features are not functioning as planned and parts of the Windows have become non-functioning.

Restore your system to an earlier point before installing that useless tool.

Kari
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
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